Suicide Attacks Rock Baghdad
Three suicide car-bombings rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 200. The attacks, coming a day after the murder of 25 people in suburban Baghdad on Saturday, apparently targeted foreign diplomatic missions in the capital.
Three suicide car-bombings rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 200. The attacks, coming a day after the murder of 25 people in suburban Baghdad on Saturday, apparently targeted foreign diplomatic missions in the capital.
The spate of bloody attacks has increased fears that security could be deteriorating amid the political uncertainty following last month’s parliamentary elections. –JCL
AS CHAOS UNFOLDS, FIND SOLID GROUND…Al-Jazeera English:
Three deadly suicide car-bombings in Baghdad killed least 30 people and wounded 224 others on Sunday.
Security officials said that the attacks targeted foreign diplomatic missions in the Iraqi capital, with blasts occurring near the embassies of Iran, Germany and Egypt.
After the explosions, smoke could be seen rising above the city as helicopters circled overhead and gunfire echoed through the streets.
Major General Qassim al-Moussawi, an Iraqi security forces spokesman, said that two of the bombings occurred in Baghdad’s Mansour district, in the west of the capital, while the third blast occurred in Salhiya district, near the Iranian embassy.
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According to the city’s deputy mayor, Christian Estrosi, “The truck was full of weapons and grenades.” There are also reports of gunfire.
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