Explosions injure three people at pro-Iran military base, Iraqi security official says

KTVZ— CNN By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were wounded after five explosions rocked a military base belonging to an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, a local security official told CNN Saturday. The blasts happened at a site belonging to the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), according to Muhannad al-Anazi, a member

CNN—‘Huge explosion’ south of Baghdad at military base, Iraqi security source says. A “huge explosion” took place at a military base belonging to Iraq’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the Babylon Governorate south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN on Saturday (local time). The explosion took place at an ammunition depot at a PMF military base, the source added, without providing further details or elaborating on a cause. This is a developing story and will be updated.

PBS—Accident at Sri Lanka racetrack kills 7 people and injures 20, officials say. A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

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