BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting Shi'ite pilgrims killed at least 30 people and wounded at least 70 others in southern Iraq on Thursday, Qusay al-Abadi, head of the provincial council in Nassiriya said.
Abadi and local security sources said the attack occurred at a police checkpoint just west of Nassiriya, 300 kilometres (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad.
Police sources initially said the explosion was a roadside bomb.
(Reporting by Suadad al-Salhy; Writing by Serena Chaudhry; Editing by Sophie Hares)
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