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| Interior ministry reinforces troops after Misayiab blast |
| 2009-02-15 |
| Aswat al-Iraq: The Interior Ministry has reinforced the troop presence in the cities of Karbala, Najaf, and Hilla after Friday's suicide bombing that targeted pilgrims heading for Karbala, a ministry official said on Saturday. "Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bulani has met with the top (Shiite) clerics in Najaf and briefed them on the ministry's efforts to maintain stability and work on protecting civilians," Maj. General Abdelkareem Khalaf, the director of the ministry's National Command Center, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Khalaf did not give further details on Bulani's meeting with the clerics. A female suicide bomber blew herself up on Friday (Feb. 13) amidst a gathering of Shiite pilgrims in the district of al-Misayiab, north of Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, 110 km southwest of Baghdad, killing and wounding more than 100 Karbala-bound people for the Arbaeen pilgrimage. Earlier on Saturday, the ministry announced a financial reward for information about the bomber's safe house. |
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