"They were near the bomb. They went to buy something for our lunch," she said, pounding her head in grief. "What did they do to deserve this. To whom should I complain. There is no government to protect us," she moaned.
Hundreds of people swarmed around ambulances, crying out and pounding their chests in grief. Police fired into the air to disperse crowds and clear roads for emergency vehicles, but angry mobs attacked them and set two police vehicles on fire.
Rioters surrounded the Karbala governor's office and demanded his and provincial council members' resignations — blaming them for lax security. Mobs threw stones at the governor's office and set fire to the building.
A curfew was imposed in the area, and the city's entrances were sealed off while police and soldiers patrolled the streets.
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