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2018-10-09 Iraq
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Baghdad bombs & bullets bulletin: car kaboom gets 4, good guys kaboom 3 jacket wallahs, “extremists” murdered model, sez minister
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Four people injured as bomb blast rocks Iraqi capital
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – A car bomb attack rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, leaving four civilians wounded, according to a security source.
Speaking to the privately-owned Baghdad Today website, the source said that an explosive charge hidden inside a car went off in al-Rashid district in southern Baghdad.
“The blast left four people injured,” the source said, adding that the wounded were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Iraqi security thwart terrorist attack against Shiite visitors in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi security forces thwarted on Sunday a terrorist attack that was planned to target Shiite visitors in Baghdad.
“Security forces received reports about the presence of three suicide bombers in al-Radwaniyah district in southern Baghdad,” Mawazin News website quoted the Baghdad Operations Command as saying in a statement.
The terrorists, according to the statement, “were planning to target Shiite visitors taking part in Arbaeen rituals.”
“The troops managed to kill the three suicide bombers and seized light weapons and three explosive belts at the scene,” the statement read.
Arbaeen is a Shiite ritual marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.
Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein banned Shiite gatherings for religious events for decades.
Pilgrims have gathered in sacred Shiite cities including Kerbala and Najaf for religious duties since a U.S.-led invasion toppled him in 2003.
But those gatherings were marred by suicide bombings carried out by Sunni militants, notably from al Qaeda and Islamic State, who regard Iraq’s majority Shi’ites as infidels.
Now that those groups have largely been defeated by U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces, Shiite pilgrims may have more peace of mind during this year’s Arbaeen, though security remains tight across the country.
Extremist group involved in murder of model Tara Fares: Interior Minister
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji has published a video on his Facebook page, revealing the outcome of an investigation into the killing of Iraqi model and fashion blogger Tara Fares.
In his online massage, Araji said that an extremist group, which he declined to name, is behind the murder of the 22-year-old Instagram starlet.
“A security team was formed to arrest those involved in Fares’ murder,” Araji told his Facebook followers. He further vowed to “bring perpetrators of Fares’ murder to justice to be tried in front of the Iraqi people.”
The 2015 Miss Baghdad was shot dead last month while driving her Porsche in a Baghdad street. She was one of Iraq’s best known social media figures.
Fares was killed two days after a women’s rights activist was shot dead in the southern city of Basra.
Fares lived in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, but recently spent an increasing amount of time in Baghdad as her career progressed.
Fares had 2.7 million followers on Instagram and uploaded occasional vlogs to her YouTube channel.
A photo uploaded to her account after her death showed her with angel wings made of light.
“Sleep well princess, we will miss you,” the caption said, in English and Arabic 
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