16 Iraqis Killed, 50 Injured in 3 Basra Explosions, May 10, 2010

16 Iraqis Killed, 50 Injured in 3 Basra Explosions

May 10, 2010

May 10, 2010 - 05:54:00

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq:

At least 16 people were killed and 50 more were wounded in the three explosions that rattled Basra on Monday, chairman of the local council’s security committee said.

“The three blasts that took place in al-Hamza market and Khamsa Meel region in Basra, killed 16 persons and injured 50,” Ali Ghanem told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“A curfew was imposed in the city as of 8:00pm until further notice,” he added.

Three explosions rocked Basra on Monday; the first in al-Hamza marketplace by a bike bomb, while the other two explosions occurred in Khamsa Meel region by an explosive device and a car bomb near a fuel station.

Basra blasts coincide with a series of explosions and armed operations in several provinces in Iraq, where 88 persons were killed and 340 were injured.

Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad.

SH (P)

casualties in car bombing in Falluja

May 11, 2010 - 09:30:26

ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq:

A car bombing on Tuesday left a number of casualties in eastern Falluja city.

“The blast targeted a police patrol,” a local police source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the blast was big.

Falluja, the biggest city of Anbar province, lies 45 km west of Baghdad.

MH (P)/SR

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