Kop dies in bombing attack in al-Yusufiya
(IraqiNews.com) BAGHDAD – A source in the Ministry of Interior informed that a bomb blast in southern Baghdad killed one policeman and injured four others.
Explaining details about the blast and the damaged caused by it, the source added, “An improvised explosive device exploded at noon today, at a police patrol while it was passing through al-Yusufiya in southern Baghdad. A policeman died on the spot and four others were injured in the blast, apart from causing damage to the vehicle.”
Adding further the source said, “Ambulances rushed to the blast area and carried the injured to a nearby hospital. The body of the deceased policeman was sent to the forensic department. Security forces cordoned off the area and has also barred anyone from approaching it.”
Iraqi forces defuse bomb in al-Shaab
(IraqiNews.com) BAGHDAD– A source in the Ministry of Interior informed that security forces defused an improvised explosive device near a garage, northeast of Baghdad. The forces also found a number of grenades in a waste container.
Adding details, the source informed, “Security forces on afternoon today received information indicating that a number of unidentified men have placed a black bag inside a waste contained near a garage at al-Shaab northeast of Baghdad,” adding, “A team from the Bomb Squad rushed to the area and found an improvised explosive device and two grenades inside the bag. The team defused the IED and no harm whatsoever was caused.”