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12 killed and wounded in suicide bombing west of Karbala

Published: 14 Nov 2016 - 10:55 am | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 04:08 pm
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QNA

Baghdad: Six people were killed and six others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a house at Ain Tamr, west of Karbala, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Monday.

"Six suicide bombers had sneaked into al-Jihad district at Ain Tamr precinct, west of Karbala. Security forces engaged with and killed five of them," said a spokesperson for the ministry in Baghdad, according to (IraqiNews.com)

"The forces encircled a sixth suicider, prompting him to storm one of the homes and blowing himself, killing six people and wounding six others," he added.