19 May 2013 - 19:30

9 people were killed and 30 were wounded when two car bombs exploded in Basra city on Monday, According to a police source in Basra province.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - 9 people were killed and 30 were wounded when two car bombs exploded in Basra city on Monday, According to a police source in Basra province.“The two car bombs exploded early this morning near Baghdad garage in Hayaniya area western Basra, killing 8 people and wounding 26 others,” said a source.“The security forces rushed to impose a cordon on the scene, transported the wounded to the hospital for treatment and the dead to the forensic medicine department,” source added.Basra is one of the leading provinces in terms of security stability, which encouraged many investors to come, while the security stability has not prevented car bombs and roadside bombs explosions from taking place in addition to the proliferation of criminal gangs involved in armed robbery, kidnapping and murder cases./129