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Multiple deadly bombings rip through Iraqi cities
[Iran Press TV] Nearly two dozen people have been killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq’s northern Salahuddin province as well as the capital, Baghdad, security sources say.On Sunday, a bomber set off his explosives at a checkpoint in the south of the city of Tikrit, Salahuddin’s placid provincial capital, the Arabic-language al-Sumaria TV network reported. Some reports said the attacker had been riding a bomb-laced ambulance during the morning rush hour and that Iraqi forces had imposed a curfew in the area after the incident. Meanwhile, ...back at the abandoned silver mine, there was another kaboom... another boom-mobile went off at a car park for Shia pilgrims visiting al-Askari Mosque in the vicinity of a hospital in the province’s city of Samarra, located some 50 kilometers south of Tikrit, Kurdish-language NRT News television said.
More from Iraqi News: (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Several people were either killed or wounded when two blasts shook the province of Salahuddin. Fourteen people were killed, including a high-ranking officer and his son, and 25 others were wounded when an explosion rocked southern Tikrit at Salahuddin province, according to a security source who said that tight security measures were imposed in the city. The source said the explosion was caused by a booby-trapped car near the Iraqi Meteorological Organization. He added that forces closed the southern entrance of Tikrit. Meanwhile, another blast targeted a travelers’ stop in Samarra, causing deaths and injuries, according to Khaled Hassan, a member of the province’s council. Deaths included Iranian visitors to holy shrines, Hassan revealed, adding that the corpses were transferred to forensic offices. While Hassan did not set a definite number of casualties, later reports by Alsumaria News put them at eight fatalities and 16 injuries. Salahuddin governor blames lax security for bombings (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The two deadly blasts that left 24 dead and nearly 40 wounded in Salahuddin province on Sunday resulted from lack of attentiveness from security agents, said the province’s governor. Raed Ibrahim al-Jabouri said in a press statement that the two explosions in Tikrit and Samarra were the result of unvigilance on behalf of some security elements at main checkpoints. He added, following a visit to the explosions scenes, that the attacks came as a response from Islamic State militants to defeats they sustained in Nineveh, where government forces and allied Shia and Kurdish forces wage an ongoing battle to liberate the province from ISIS fighters. Jabouri urged security leaderships to “follow on the performance of their troops, spread security and order, modify their plans and preserve citizens’ lives.” Earlier on Sunday, several people were either killed or wounded when two blasts shook the southern entrance of Tikrit as well as a travelers bus stop in Samarra. Fotos of the 2 incidents (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Two blasts hit the province of Salahuddin, today, and left dozens of casualties. A booby-trapped vehicle exploded near the Iraqi Meteorological Organization, south of the city ofTikrit, killing 14 persons and wounding 25 others, while another blast hit the city of Samarra and targeted a travelers’ stop, causing deaths and injuries, including Iranian visitors to holy shrines. Later, Security forces imposed a curfew in the district of Samarra until further notice after the deadly attack on the travelers’ stop. Meanwhile, Governor of Salahuddin province blamed the two deadly blasts that left 24 dead and nearly 40 wounded on the lack of attentiveness from security agents. Officials impose curfew in Samarra (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Iraqi security forces imposed a curfew in the district of Samarra, south of Tikrit, from now and until further notice, Al Sumaria News reported on Sunday. Al Sumaria News stated, “Security forces imposed a curfew in the district of Samarra from now and until further notice,” adding that, “The curfew was imposed after the car bomb blast that hit a travelers’ stop in the district and left 24 casualties, including Iranian visitors to holy shrines.” Earlier today, several people were either killed or wounded when two blasts shook the province of Salahuddin. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-07 |
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