Suicide Car Bomber Kills At Least 26 In Iraq

The explosion near a maternity hospital occurred as the streets were packed with shoppers and people on their way to work.

The explosion also set at least 10 cars ablaze.

Al-Hillah, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad, has been the site of some of the country's deadliest bombings, including a double suicide attack in March that killed 120 people.

(Reuters, dpa)