A mined car exploded near Shia mosque in Al Diwaniyah town of Iraq. As a result, at least 25 people were killed and another 50 injured.

The incident took place in the crowded commercial district of Al Diwaniyah, 150 kilometers far from Baghdad.

A curfew was declared after the explosion, all entrances of the city were closed, Russia’s Izvestiya reports.

Earlier on July 2 two bombs exploded in Karbala city killing four of Shia piligrims, another 21 people were injured.