Nearly 40 Iraqis Killed, Over 80 Wounded in Baghdad Bombings

Editado por Ivan Martínez
2015-07-13 14:25:18

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Baghdad, July 13 (RHC)-- Nearly 40 people have lost their lives and over eighty more sustained injuries in a series of bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The first attack occurred when a terrorist blew a car bomb in the Adan square, close to the northwest neighborhood of Kadhimiya.

According to reports, the blast ripped through a checkpoint, claiming the lives of three guards and five civilians, who were passing through. Twenty-three others also sustained injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital to receive treatment.

The second bomb was detonated in the al-Askan district on a commercial street at dusk, as people were preparing to break their fast and eat iftar. The explosion killed at least four people and wounded 11 more. A third blast took place when a roadside bomb was detonated on a commercial street, killing two people and injuring seven others.

In the northern Shaab neighborhood, a car bomb killed 10 people and wounded a number of others. As people and police forces gathered in the area to inspect the scene of the car bomb attack, a terrorist detonated his explosive vest, leaving nine dead and 25 wounded.



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