More than 50 Iraqis Killed in Suicide Car Bomb Blast in Kufa
18 July 2006
Iraqi authorities say a suicide car bomber has killed more than 50 people in the predominantly Shi'ite southern city of Kufa.
Police say more than 100 others were wounded Tuesday when the bomber detonated his vehicle among a crowd of mostly Shi'ite day laborers waiting for work.
The attack took place near the city's grand mosque, where several Iranian pilgrims were killed in an attack earlier this month.
Separately, officials in the southern port city of Basra say at least four Iraqis died and 10 others were wounded in a clash with British troops. Officials say the fighting erupted after British soldiers raided a suspected weapons site.
Meanwhile, Iraq's National Security Advisor Mouwafak al-Rubaie announced Tuesday that a Jordanian terrorist responsible for the killing and mutilation of two U.S. soldiers died in a clash with security forces.
Rubaie did not say when the Jordanian, identified as Abu al-Afghani, was killed. Rubaie said the militant was responsible for the capture last month near Youssifiyah of two U.S. soldiers, who were tortured and killed.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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