[Asharq al-Aswat] Two massive bombings killed at least 27 people and maimed more than 115 in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces battle to completely purge ISIS out of djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
In the deadliest of the two attacks, a jacket wallah detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular ice cream shop at around midnight (2100 GMT Monday)in the bustling Karrada neighborhood, killing at least 16 people and wounding 75.
In a statement, ISIS grabbed credit for the attack.
A closed-circuit camera captured the moment of the kaboom, the video showing a busy downtown avenue, with cars driving down the street when the blast strikes. A huge fireball then engulfs a building, forcing the cars to scramble to get away. Other videos of the attack posted on social media show maimed and bloodied people crying for help on the sidewalk outside the ice cream parlor.
In the second attack, a boom-mobile went
kaboom!during rush hour near the state-run Public Pension Office in Baghdad’s busy Shawaka area, killing at least 11 people and injuring 41, a police officer said.
In a second online statement, posted on a Death Eater website commonly used by Death Eaters, ISIS grabbed credit for the attack, saying its suicide bombers targeted gatherings of Shiites.
2 mortar shells hit Abu Ghraib
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A police source informed that two mortar shells fell in the vicinity of Abu Gharib District, west of Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported on Tuesday.
The source said that unidentified gunmen fired two mortar shells on the district of Abu Gharib, west of the capital, Baghdad.
The shelling did not leave any casualties, the source added on condition of anonymity.
Earlier today, a booby-trapped vehicle explosion hit al-Shuhada Bridge in al-Shawaka, in central Baghdad, killing nine persons and wounding 36 others.
The capital, Baghdad, is witnessing several attacks, using booby-trapped vehicles and explosive belts, as well as separate attacks against civilians and security members.