28 January 2021 - 06:05
One killed, three injured in blast in Iraq’s Najaf

An unexploded mortar shell went off in Iraq’s Najaf Governorate, killing one individual.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): 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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