2 die in bomb attack in al-Hamameiyat
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – At least two persons were killed and 11 others injured in an IED explosion in northern Baghdad today, informed a source in the Ministry of Interior.
“The explosion took place near shops at al-Hamameiyat village in Taji district,” the source further informed, adding, “Security forces rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital and the dead bodies to the forensic department and cordoned off the area, stopping everybody from approaching it.”
1 dead in bombing in al-Amel
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Ministry of Interior reported of nine casualties in a bomb blast southwest of Baghdad.
The source informed, “This morning, an improvised explosive device exploded near a popular market in al-Amel area southwest of Baghdad, killing one person and wounding eight others.”
The source added, “Security forces rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital and the dead body to the forensic department.”