Car Bomb In Iraq Kills At Least 14 Near Shrine

(RFE/RL) April 28, 2007 -- A car bomb has exploded near a Shi'ite shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala, killing at least 14 people and injuring 18.

Reports say the car bomb exploded near one of Karbala's main commercial streets about 500 meters from the Imam Abbas shrine.


(compiled from agency reports)

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