Bomb blast kills Iraqi police, army recruits

March 1, 2005 

A suicide car bombing in al Hilla, south of Baghdad, has killed 125 people, mostly Iraqi applicants for police and army waiting for medical exams becoming the worst single event since the initial invasion. At nearly the same time another car bomb exploded in Musayyib, 30km north of Hilla. 
The attack occurred about 8:30 a.m. local time Monday, in a crowd of mostly Shi'a recruits applying for positions with the country's security forces, and as citizens were arriving at the nearby outdoor market. 
The recruits were waiting for required medical exams at a clinic across from the mayor's home and the market. Shoppers in the market, men, women and children, were among the dead from the blast.
Bomb blast kills Iraqi police , army recruits March 1 , 2005 A suicide car bombing in al Hilla , south of Baghdad , has killed 125 people , mostly Iraqi applicants for police and army waiting for medical exams becoming the worst single event since the initial invasion . At nearly the same time another car bomb exploded in Musayyib , 30 km north of Hilla . The attack occurred about 8:30 a.m. local time Monday , in a crowd of mostly Shi'a recruits applying for positions with the country 's security forces , and as citizens were arriving at the nearby outdoor market . The recruits were waiting for required medical exams at a clinic across from the mayor 's home and the market . Shoppers in the market , men , women and children , were among the dead from the blast .
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