Government police revealed yesterday evening the Iranian-made explosive device near one of the "Husseiniya" in the district of Mussayab 30 km north of Hilla.

A government source said that "the people of the area found a foreign object near the mosque and diagnosed by the police as an explosive device."

The city of Hilla, Babil province, is located about 100 km south of Baghdad.

HEYET Net - Agencies