IraqA Kia truck with explosives hidden in its cargo of watermelons exploded yesterday in Diwaniyah, a largely Shia city in southern Iraq, leaving at least 40 people dead, including a six-year-old boy, local officials said.
It was the deadliest in a string of attacks yesterday in central and southern Iraq.
The truck bomb in Diwaniyah was detonated near the city’s main fish and vegetable market, where local officials had reopened the streets to vehicles less than five months ago after keeping them closed for years because of security concerns.
The area was crowded with morning shoppers at the time.
Overall, the attacks yesterday left nearly 50 people dead and more than 100 wounded. – (New York Times)
