BASRA, Iraq, Rabi Al-Akhir 01, 1432, March 06, 2011, SPA -- A roadside bomb exploded near a civilian bus in the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, a provincial official said. The attack occurred in a northern district of Basra and many of the victims were women and children, said Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council's security committee, according to a report of Reuters. --SPA 12:13 LOCAL TIME 09:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/870771