Question: In which of the following city of Iraq nearly 100 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a massive suicide truck bomb blast?
(a) Hilla
(b) Karbala
(c) Diyala
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 24 November 2016 a suicide truck bomb killed about 100 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km south of Baghdad
- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Reference:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/iraq-dozens-killed-petrol-station-suicide-attack-161124143129057.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKBN13J1DA
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/100-killed-in-suicide-truck-bomb-attack-in-Iraq/article16695286.ece