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| 3 bombings in & around Baghdad kill 18, injure 45 | |
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| At least eighteen people have been killed and 45 more injured when three bombs went off in separate locations in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, police and medics said. | |
| The worst explosion hit the Sunni-dominated Saydiya district of southwestern Baghdad. A bomb in a parked car killed eleven people and injured 30 more, sources said. | The worst explosion hit the Sunni-dominated Saydiya district of southwestern Baghdad. A bomb in a parked car killed eleven people and injured 30 more, sources said. |
| The majority of the victims were Shiite Muslim pilgrims who were on their way to the shrine, in the Iraqi capital, of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, a great-grandson of Prophet Mohammad. | The majority of the victims were Shiite Muslim pilgrims who were on their way to the shrine, in the Iraqi capital, of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, a great-grandson of Prophet Mohammad. |
| Security forces have cordoned off the scene and transported the injured to a nearby hospital, and the dead bodies for forensic examination, a police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told local Alsumaria TV. | Security forces have cordoned off the scene and transported the injured to a nearby hospital, and the dead bodies for forensic examination, a police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told local Alsumaria TV. |
| Several explosive devices planted in Tarmia, a town near the Iraqi capital, left two dead and six injured. | Several explosive devices planted in Tarmia, a town near the Iraqi capital, left two dead and six injured. |
| Also a roadside bomb in the town of Khalisa, 30km from Baghdad, killed one and injured two. | Also a roadside bomb in the town of Khalisa, 30km from Baghdad, killed one and injured two. |
| Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in an online statement. | |
| Baghdad has been hit by a wave of suicide attacks, with dozens of people dying in the space of a few weeks. | Baghdad has been hit by a wave of suicide attacks, with dozens of people dying in the space of a few weeks. |
| On Saturday, a car bomb killed at least 21 people near the Iraqi capital. The bomb targeted a Shiite open air market in Nahrawan. Terror group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for the bombing. | On Saturday, a car bomb killed at least 21 people near the Iraqi capital. The bomb targeted a Shiite open air market in Nahrawan. Terror group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for the bombing. |
| On April 22, nine people were killed following a suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in southwest Baghdad, also claimed by IS. The blast took place after Friday prayers, when a bomber detonated his explosive vest. | On April 22, nine people were killed following a suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in southwest Baghdad, also claimed by IS. The blast took place after Friday prayers, when a bomber detonated his explosive vest. |