Iraq: Bombing in Baghdad, more than 50 casualties
AP and Reuters reported that Iraqi authorities said that on the night of June 6, a car bomb near a market in a town northeast of the capital Baghdad killed 14 people.
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The scene of a bombing in northeastern Baghdad(Source: AFP/VNA) |
Police officials said the attack in the predominantly Shiite Muslim town of Balad Ruz left 37 people injured.
This town is only 70km from Baghdad.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Islamic State (IS) group regularly claims responsibility for attacks targeting security forces and Shiite Muslims.
In related developments on the same day, since June 5, US forces and allies have conducted 14 airstrikes against IS in Iraq and 7 airstrikes against this jihadist group in Syria.
(According to VNA)
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