Woman may have set Baghdad bomb

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The holy month of Ramadan opened Saturday in Iraq with a bomb that killed at least 37 people, mostly women lined up for kerosene in Sadr City.

Investigators say the bomb, which set off a massive blast when a tanker truck exploded, may have been placed by a woman, The New York Times reported. Men, who were scheduled to pick up kerosene Sunday, would have been searched.

More than half of those killed or injured were women and girls.

Bassim Mohammed, an eyewitness to the bombing, told the Times that concrete security barriers may have increased the number of casualties by preventing victims from escaping.

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/62890.php/Woman-may-have-set-Baghdad-bomb

[babylonsister]

1. I'm not surprised, and it's not the first time. nt