Woman suicide bomber kills five in holy Iraqi city

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Source: Reuters

KERBALA, Iraq, March 17 (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed five people and wounded nine in a rare attack in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala in southern Iraq, police said on Monday.

The attack took place in a cafe in the centre of the city close to Shi'ite shrines, among the holiest sites in Shi'ite Islam, police said. Provincial governor Aqeel Khazali confirmed that a woman had carried out the bombing but had no further details.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17762712.htm

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1. Update: Woman suicide bomber kills 25 in Iraqi city: police

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4465090

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed 25 people and wounded 16 in a rare attack in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala in southern Iraq, police and health officials said on Monday.

The attack took place in a cafe in the centre of the city close to Shi'ite shrines, among the holiest sites in Shi'ite Islam, police said. Provincial governor Aqeel Khazali confirmed that a woman had carried out the bombing but had no further details.

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2. At least 39 dead, as well as 2 US soliders

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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3. I wonder if it was the same woman we read about last week

who, after losing her husband and two sons vowed to blow herself up in a crowd