Three killed in Iraq blast

September 23rd, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS  

Baghdad, Sep 23 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 17 injured Thursday in a car bomb blast in central Iraq, Xinhua reported.

The blast occurred near a restaurant in Iraq’s central province of Babil, said police official.

The car was parked outside the restaurant in Haswa town, 50 km south of Baghdad, and was possibly detonated by a remote controller, said the official requesting anonymity.

Several cars and nearby buildings were also damaged.

Police cordoned off the blast site and was probing the incident till last reports arrived.

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