Civilian killed, another wounded in bus explosion north of Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) One civilian was killed and another was wounded when a bus exploded with an IED north of the Iraqi capital, a police source was quoted saying on Friday.
Alsumaria News quoted the source saying that an explosive device placed inside a bus exploded when it was passing through Jukuk area, north of Baghdad, killing a civilian and wounding another.
Baghdad has seen almost daily explosions and armed attacks against security personnel and civilians since Islamic State militants took over a third of the country in 2014 to proclaim an Islamic “caliphate” rule.
Four people wounded in two bomb blasts in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Four people were wounded in a bomb blast and an attack against military checkpoint in Baghdad, sources from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
“A bomb placed inside a bus that transfers commuters, went off, in the evening, at the northern entrance gate of Baghdad, leaving two civilians wounded,” one source told Baghdad Today website.
Moreover, another source said “a bomb exploded near a checkpoint of the Iraqi army in Abu Ghraib region, west of Baghdad, leaving a soldier and a civilian wounded.”
Security troops, according to the sources, cordoned off the two blast scenes and prevented approaching, while the wounded were taken to hospital for treatment.