BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JULY 18, SPA -- A SUICIDE CAR BOMBER TUESDAY DETONATED EXPLOSIVES AMONG A CROWD OF LABORERS ACROSS THE STREET FROM A MAJOR SHRINE IN SOUTHERN IRAQ, KILLING 53 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 105, OFFICIALS AND WITNESSES SAID. THE BLAST OCCURRED ABOUT 7:30 A.M. ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GOLD-DOMED MOSQUE IN KUFA, 160 KILOMETERS (100 MILES) SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, POLICE CAPT. NAFIE MOHAMMED WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. --SPA 18/07/2006 12:21 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/376355