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Gunmen kill government employee in Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Sunday, a police source announced, that a government employee was killed in an armed attack in al-Dawra area in southern Baghdad.The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Unidentified gunmen shot an employee in the Ministry of Culture in al-Mechanic neighborhood in Dawra area in southern Baghdad, killing him on the spot. The source added, “A security force cordoned off the area, while opened an investigation into the incident.” Elsewhere in Baghdad, ISIS mortar fire wounds 4 (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Sunday, a police source announced, that four civilians were wounded by mortar shells in western Baghdad. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Anonymous mortar shells fell, at noon today, in Abu Ghraib District in western Baghdad, wounding four civilians with serious injuries.” The source added, “A security force cordoned off the area and transferred the wounded to the hospital to receive treatment, while carried out a raid to search for the offenders.” 8 wounded in Baghdad bomb attack (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, a police source stated, that five people including a woman and three children have been wounded in a bomb blast in southern Baghdad. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “An IED emplaced under a civilian car exploded, at noon today, while passing in a village in Rasheed area in Southern Baghdad, wounding five people including a woman and three children.” The source added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment, while opened an investigation to determine the perpetrators of the bombing.” 9 more casualties in separate Baghdad bomb attack (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad- A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced, that nine people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast north of Baghdad. The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “On Sunday, a bomb exploded in Husaineya Rashideya area north of Baghdad, killing one person and wounding eight others.” The source added: “Ambulances rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead body to the forensic medicine department, while the security force cordoned off the incident area.” Posted by: badanov 2016-01-11 |
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