A "big explosion and bodies flying in the air" offset Evil Dick Crashcart's Baghdad victory laps

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Bomb Kills 39 in Iraqi City of Karbala

QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | March 17, 2008 01:17 PM EST |



BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber attacked a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala on Monday, killing at least 39 people and wounding 54, officials said. The worshippers were gathered at a sacred historical site about half a mile from the Imam Hussein shrine, one of the holiest sites for Shiites. Karim Khazim, the city's chief health official, said the 39 dead included seven Iranians.

Police said the attacker was a woman but provided no other immediate details. Karbala is located about 50 miles south of Baghdad. Police closed the area around the twin golden dome mosques and blocked all roads leading to the sites. The site includes tombs of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson who was killed in a seventh-century battle, and his half brother, also a Shiite saint.

Ali Hassan, 30, a clothing merchant who was wounded in the blast, said he was standing near his stall "when I heard a big explosion and I felt strong fire throwing me in the air."

"The only thing I know is there was a big explosion and I saw bodies flying in the air," said Hassan Khazim, 36, who was wounded in the face. "All the tight security measures designed to protect us were in vain."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/17/bomb-kills-39-in-iraqi-ci_n_91902.html

[tachyon]

1. Oh...how much I want to say something here...

but I better not.
:grr:

[monmouth]

4. Ooooh, I am so with you on this. Aren't we good though???..n/t

[Supersedeas]

2. but is he smiling b/c there was progress on the Oil Deal for TX bidnessmen

[Sal Minella]

3. Maybe he just enjoyed the fireworks display...