2 die in bomb attack in Mahmudiya
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday, that 12 people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast in southern Baghdad.
The source said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, a bomb exploded in the district of Mahmudiya in southern Baghdad, killing two people and wounding ten others.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to Mahmudiyah Hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while cordoned off the area of the incident and barred approaching it.”
2 Iraqi soldiers die in bombing in al-Tarmiya
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday, that 13 people, mostly members of the Iraqi army, had been either killed or wounded in a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad.
The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew up himself, at noon today, on a gathering of army members in al-Thubat neighborhood in Tarmiya District in northern Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding nine others, including two civilians.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “Ambulances rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while strict procedures had been taken in anticipation of similar attacks.”