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BASRA, Sept 27 (KUNA) -- At least five people were killed and eight others
were injured in a bomb blast in Abu Al-Khasib, southern Basra, police sources
said on Thursday.
The explosion occurred near a mosque in Abu Al-Khasib late Wednesday,
killing five people and wounding eight others who were rushed into hospital
for medical treatment, the sources added.
Basra governorate witnessed in the past two days a series of bombings,
where one suicide bombing targeting a police station claimed the lives of
seven police personnel and wounded 23 other.(end)
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