Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 45 in Iraq
![Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, about 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, March 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/e669ac88-1de6-4be0-8b02-4253cec39a03_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, about 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, March 9, 2014.
![Iraqi security forces and firefighters inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hilla, Iraq, March 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4f29479a-9d0d-4d29-9bb2-c08b8113df4a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi security forces and firefighters inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hilla, Iraq, March 9, 2014.
![A woman reacts during a funeral of a victim who was killed in an attack in Hilla, Najaf, Iraq, March 9, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c349a8f-9839-46ec-9952-2f748cf17db1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts during a funeral of a victim who was killed in an attack in Hilla, Najaf, Iraq, March 9, 2014.
![Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack where a suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint, Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/76cfa3c8-3f8a-4a40-80c7-9b351c7d3e0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack where a suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint, Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014.