Baghdad, July 6 (RHC)-- Iraq's Health Ministry has announced that the death toll from the recent bombing attack in the capital Baghdad has risen to 250. The ministry’s early Wednesday toll makes the Baghdad attack the deadliest since the U.S. 2003 invasion on the Arab country.
Figures released earlier had talked of 213 people dead and more than 200 others wounded.
On Sunday, a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated in Baghdad’s Shia neighborhood of Karradah while families were shopping for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. On the same day, a second explosion occurred at an outdoor market in the Shaab neighborhood of southeastern Baghdad.
Iraq’s Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban resigned on Tuesday. He said failure by the Iraqi government to provide security and intelligence was behind his resignation.
Iraq Raises Baghdad Blast Death Toll to 250
Related Articles
Commentaries
MAKE A COMMENT
All fields requiredMore Views
- Cuba remains vigilant in the face of measles cases in the Americas.
- FBI probes racist text message campaign against Black Americans referencing slavery
- Alfredo Jalife analyzes the implications of Trump's return for Latin America
- World Conference Against Hunger calls for cooperation in the Face of Challenges
- Brazil shows good pace in job creation