Fifty five killed in Iraq explosion

By: jonnalagadda3

Baghdad : Iraq | 4 months ago

1 0

Images

Map of Iraq

Posted by: jonnalagadda3

Map of Iraq

See All Images

Baghdad, June 25: In Iraq, Atleast 55 persons were killed and 116 others were wounded in a bomb explosion that rocked Sadr city in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday evening.

According to an interior ministry official, a motorcycle rikshaw, loaded with explosives covered with fruits and vegetables was exploded in a busy place. Women and children were among those died in the explosion. The official said the attacker jumped off the rikshaw in the middle of the Mraidi market and made good his escape. Some of the wounded are in a critical condition and the toll may increase, police said. The attack comes nearly a week ahead of the dead line set for US combat troop’s withdrawal from Iraqi urban centres as part of a security accord between Baghdad and Washington.

Share:
Credibility

Tags:

More News From: Baghdad : Iraq

News Stories

Two car bombs wound 13 people in Baghdad

News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 4 months ago

Two car bomb explosions on Sunday targeted a police training center and a U.S. patrol in Baghdad, wounding 13 people, a well-informed police source said. A car bomb went off at a car park of a police training center in Juhad neighborhood in...
Maliki calls on Iraqis to unite ahead of U.S. troops' pullout

News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 4 months ago

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday called for national unity, confirming that U.S. combat troops' withdrawal from Iraqi cities in three days shows that Iraqi security forces can handle security control despite the recent deadly bombings...
Recent Iraq bombings not to affect US pullout

News Source: Press TV | 4 months ago

He went on to note that Baghdad and Washington will both observe the withdrawal schedule and will not change it. General Atta's remarks come as some 100 people have lost their lives over the past three days in and around the capital city, Baghdad. At...
Motorcycle bomb kills 15 in crowded Baghdad bazaar

News Source: Gulf News | 4 months ago

The attack struck just four days before the deadline for US combat troops to withdraw from cities. The wave of violence that has killed more than 200 people this week has raised fresh doubts about the ability of Iraqi forces to provide security as...