BASRA, Iraq - At least 16 people were killed and 32 wounded on Friday in two near simultaneous vehicle bombs north of Basra, the southern Iraq city, police and medical officials told. The explosions - a bomb in a minibus at a bus station and a car bomb in a market - rocked the town of Al-Khurna, 60 kilometres (35 miles) north of Basra, at around 7:30 am (0330 GMT), officials said.“First, a minibus exploded at a bus station in Al-Khurna and around the same time another car bomb exploded in a market in the town,” First Lieutenant Imad Abdul Wahid from Khurna police said. A medic in the town’s local hospital also confirmed the attacks. “We received 16 killed and 32 wounded, including many women and children from both the attacks,” said Doctor Mohammed Nawruz of Khurna hospital.