Iraqi Figures Slam Terrorist Attacks
A least 30 people were killed and 80 others wounded in two
new blasts targeting a western neighborhood of Baghdad, as well as Kadhimiyah
district of the city on Wednesday.
The first blast caused by a car bomb killed at least 18 people and injured 34 others when it ripped through northern Kadhimiyah neighborhood of Baghdad.
The car bomb went off at the entrance to a square in Kadhimiyah, a mostly Shia Muslim district, Iraq's al-Sumaria News reported, adding that five policemen were among those who lost their lives in the bombing.
Meanwhile, Iraqi sources reported that an explosive-laden vehicle went off in al-Rabi’ Street in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 46 more.
Earlier on Wednesday, at least 63 people lost their lives while 85 others sustained injuries in another car bomb attack claimed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.
The attack took place in a crowded outdoor market during the morning rush, killing mostly women, according to Iraqi police and hospital sources.
Iraqi President Fuad Masum denounced the attacks and called on the country’s security forces to step up efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Iraqi prime minister’s office and the country’s parliament speaker as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement also issued statements condemning the terrorist blasts.
The Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for both attacks.
