Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Basra,Iraq December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -A bomb killed four people in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, the first such attack in years in a part of the country that has enjoyed relative stability, and a senior official said Islamic State militants were suspected of carrying it out.
The blast, near a major hospital in the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim city, was caused by a motorbike rigged with explosives, the military said in a statement, citing preliminary information.
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