A female suicide bomber detonated her vest in a crowd of Shia pilgrims in Iskandariyah as they traveled to Karbala; 30 Iraqis were killed and scores were wounded. Two children were killed in a landmine explosion in Hillah. Three soldiers were wounded in a gunfight in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda leader in Karbala and three Iranian “gunmen” in Khanaqin.
