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Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 10 die
 10 killed, 25 injured in car bomb in Baghdad market area [DAWN] A boom-mobile destroyed a busy market area in eastern Baghdad on Monday morning, killing at least 10 people, Iraqi officials said. The explosives-laden car went off at the wholesale Jamila market in Baghdad's Shia district of Sadr City, a police officer said. The kaboom also maimed 25 other people, he added, saying the corpse count was expected to rise further. A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. A plume of thick black smoke was billowing from the area and people were running away in panic. At the site, twisted metal and shards of glass littered the pavement, along with vegetables and other goods sold at the market. At least one soldier was seen being evacuated from the scene, which was sealed off by security forces. 2 wounded in bombing attack at al-Tarmiyah region Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Two civilians were wounded in an IED blast that occurred in northern Baghdad, a police source was quoted saying on Monday. “A bomb, planted near stores at al-Tarmiyah region, north of Baghdad, exploded in the evening, leaving two people wounded,” the source told AlSumaria News. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said “police cordoned off the accident spot and transferred the injured to nearby hospitals.” Earlier on the day, Islamic State claimed responsibility for a blast that hit eastern Baghdad, killing and injuring thirteen civilians. Another blast occurred as an IED exploded on Monday at al-Yusufiya region, in south of Baghdad, which caused death of four persons and injury of eight others, a police source told AlSumaria News. Several explosions occurred in Baghdad on Sunday. Three civilians were killed and injured as an IED went off at an area southwest of Baghdad. This came a few hours after two car bombings rocked two areas also southwest of Baghdad, killing and wounding eight people. Violence and armed conflicts left more than 500 Iraqis dead and wounded during the month of July, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq which excludes security members deaths. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-29 |
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