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One Killed, Three Injured in Blast in Iraq’s Najaf

14:50 - January 27, 2021
News ID: 3473825
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An unexploded mortar shell went off in Iraq’s Najaf Governorate, killing one individual.

 

According to Shafaq News, Iraq’s health ministry said the explosion killed a girl and injured three others.

The two women and a child injured in the incident have been taken to the hospital, the ministry said.

Security forces have cordoned off the area in al-Houli region, 35 kilometers north of Najaf and on the road to Karbala.

It is not clear what caused the explosion of the mortar shell.

 

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