Six people killed in Iraq blasts

AT least six people were killed yesterday by a series of bomb blasts targeting Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq, hospital officials said.

Three explosions hit the road to Kufa, south of Baghdad, one of the main routes to the southern holy city of Najaf.

Radwan al-Kindi, director of the Najaf medical centre, said the victims were pilgrims walking to the city. He added that more than 40 people were wounded.