Suicide car blast kills 28 in Iraq
A suicide car bomber killed 28 people and wounded 62 on Saturday in Basra.
BASRA (Iraq): A suicide car bomber killed 28 people and wounded 62 on Saturday in Basra.
The explosion occurred in the late afternoon when many people were in the market square, Captain Mushtaq Kadhim of the Basra police said.
The explosion occurred in the late afternoon when many people were in the market square, Captain Mushtaq Kadhim of the Basra police said.
It was one of the worst such attacks in Iraq's second city since the 2003 US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein.
The oil region patrolled by British forces has been relatively calm compared to insurgent strongholds further north where American forces are based.
But security in Basra has deteriorated over the past year as rival groups within Iraq's Shi'ite majority compete for power.