ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATIONbr br STORY: Residents of the town of Nahrawan, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on Monday gathered at the scene of Sunday's bomb blast that killed 12 soccer players.br br At least 24 people were wounded in the blast, according to police and medics.br br The violence is part of a trend of increasing militant attacks since the start of the year, which claimed more than 1,000 lives in May alone, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian bloodletting of 2006-7.br br In recent days, men playing in local soccer fixtures and watching matches have been the targets - after spates of attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, markets and the security forces.br br The reason for targeting soccer players is not clear.