 (KUNA) -- Eleven Iraqis were killed and several others were injured Wednesday due to explosions at a market place in the Iraqi capital. A security source told KUNA that an explosive was planted on Tunis Street near victory square in Baghdad. The bomb exploded and caused the death of two civilians and the injury of nine others. Shortly after that a car, filled with explosive materials, exploded in the same location killing nine citizens and injuring 43 others. Ambulances as well as police units rushed to the scene and started to transfer civilians to the nearby bin Al-Nafees hospital.
| “In Basra, a Danish solider was killed by an unknown sniper...” |
The Iraqi capital witnessed earlier on the death of nine Iraqis and the injury of 25 others due to the bombing of Al-Nahdah bus stop.
In Basra, a Danish solider was killed by an unknown sniper in Al-Qarna area north of the province. Eyewitnesses told KUNA that the solider was with a patrol unit for the Multi National Force (MNF) in the area.
| “The suspect, who was an Indian national, confessed his crimes to the security forces.” |
On fighting terrorism, the Iraqi military announced that it capture a leader of a terrorist cell in west Kirkuk. A Military source told reporters that a military mission was conducted by the army in several villages at Shargat area. A number of nine suspects were captured during the mission. One of the suspects was accused of leading the terrorist group. The suspect, who was an Indian national, confessed his crimes to the security forces. |