THI QAR / Aswat al-Iraq: The terrorist group responsible for the Bat-ha explosion was arrested, security sources said today. The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the culprits were from Thi Qar province, including a security member.A suicide terrorist exploded himself, 25 km north west Nassiriya, last Thursday, resulting in 50 killings and more than 80 wounded among religious visitors to the holy city of Karbala.
Nassiriya, center of Thi Qar province, lies 365 km south of the capital, Baghdad.