3 die in double bomb attack
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Eight people were killed and wounded on Sunday when two booby-trapped vehicles exploded in two areas southwest of Baghdad, news reports said, quoting security sources.
The explosions hit the Abu Dsheir and the Shorta al-Rabaa (4th police precinct), the reports said. No official statement has been made yet of the final casualty toll, but one source, Alsumaria News, said three women were killed and five other persons were wounded in the Shorta al-Rabaa, while two others were killed in the Abu Dsheir region
1 dies in bombing in Jisr Diyala
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One person was killed and two others were injured on Sunday when an explosive device went off at an area southwest of Baghdad, according to police sources.
Alsumaria News quoted the source saying that an IED placed on the side of a road near commercial shops in Jisr Diyala exploded, leaving one dead and two others wounded.
The explosion comes a few hours after two car bombings rocked two areas also southwest of Baghdad, killing and wounding eight people.