Middle East

Man arrested over Umm Qasr bombing

Dubai: The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday the arrest of the man deemed responsible for the truck bomb that blew up at the port of Umm Qasr in Basra province on Saturday.

A source at the port of Umm Qasr, said in an interview to Almada Press on Saturday that a bomb on a Volvo truck, blew up next to the pier No. 17 in the port, resulting injuries to four workers, and causing material damage to the ship anchored at the pier and nearby cars.  [19/08/13]

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