30 killed in new attack In Iraq

NASIRIYAH: A roadside bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed 30 people on the outskirts of the southern city of Nasiriyah on Thursday, the official provincial website reported.

A total of 30 people were killed and 72 wounded in the attack, which occurred just west of Nasiriyah as pilgrims were walking to the holy shrine city of Karbala for Arbaeen commemorations.

The attack came on the same day two Shia neighbourhoods in Baghdad were targeted in bombings that left at least 23 people dead. (AFP)