Region | Iraq

Powerful blast kills 8 in Iraq's Basra

Rescue workers are trying to pull out bodies from the debris of a house destroyed by an explosion in Basra.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 10:24 April 7, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Eight people were killed in the Basra explosion, which residents believed was caused by a US air strike.
  • Image Credit: Reuters

Basra: An explosion has destroyed a house in Basra and rescue workers were trying to pull out bodies from the debris, Iraqi police said on Monday.

Eight people were killed in the explosion overnight, which residents believed was caused by a US air strike.

Television footage showed relatives wailing in grief and children picking through the rubble.

British forces responsible for US-British military activity in the area, denied any role in the blast.

"Coalition and Iraqi security forces were not involved in the incident," they said in a statement.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from Iraq

  1. Iraqi lawmakers seek to end election crisis

  2. Hopes fading for 2m refugees stranded in region

  3. Leader's death sentence triggers tensions

  4. Baghdad zoo comes back to life

All articles in Iraq

More from Region

Gulf News
Popular in News
News Editor's choice