3 shepherds killed in blast in Wassit
February 20, 2009 - 03:31:58
WASSITÂ / Aswat al-Iraq: Three shepherds were killed when a landmine left from the 1980-1989 Iraqi-Iranian war went-off in eastern Wassit on Friday, a security source from the province said.
“The incident took place at Jasan district, 65 km east of Kut city,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The landmine exploded after the shepherds tampered with it,” he said.
Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.
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