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17 killed in Iraq bombings
At least 17 people have been killed and 48 others wounded in two bomb attactks allegedly targeting Iranian pilgrims in Karbala and Najaf, Iraq’s holy cities.
The first explosion killed at least 10 and left 38 injured in Karbala.
“It was a car bomb. There were Iranian pilgrims in the area. They were targeted,” an official said, adding that this explosion killed at least 10 and left 38 injured.
Later on, seven people were killed and 10 others wounded when a car bomb exploded near buses transporting Iranian pilgrims in Najaf.
Political tensions in Iraq have been stoked by the failure of its leaders to agree on a new government eight months after an inconclusive election.
The Karbala bomb exploded shortly before a meeting to break the political deadlock was due to start.
