One girl killed and three injured in blast in Iraq’s Najaf

An unexploded mortar shell went off in Iraq’s Najaf Governorate, killing one individual.

According to Shafaq News, Iraq’s health ministry said the explosion killed a girl and injured three others.

The two women and a child injured in the incident have been taken to the hospital, the ministry said.

Security forces have cordoned off the area in al-Houli region, 35 kilometers north of Najaf and on the road to Karbala.

It is not clear what caused the explosion of the mortar shell.

Source: ABNA 24