Sunday 13 February 2005, 13:08 Makka Time, 10:08 GMT
As reported by some witnesses a checkpoint between Hilla and Karbala was attacked today with a car bomb.
One person lost his life in the explosion and three others were wounded.
The road will be crowded with milions of Shia pilgrims in the forthcoming days, to celebrate the Ashura, one of the most important events for this religious group.
A car bomb nearby a Shia mosque killed thirteen people yesterday in Balad Ruz, a town situated north east of the capital.
Meanwhile three unidentified bodies were found in eastern Baghdad, "The three victims had civilian clothes, were blindfolded and had their hands tied with wire," a police officer reported and he added that those men were probably tortured to death.
Il Romanaccio at 6:03 PM
