HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber exploded his vehicle among day labourers waiting to be hired in the central Iraq city of Hilla, scene of some of the deadliest sectarian bomb attacks.
Police in the mainly Shi'ite city 100 (60 miles) south of Baghdad said 49 people were wounded in the early morning blast, when hot shrapnel tore through the crowd of workers as they gathered around the bomber's minibus.
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