Iraq: Car bombing kills dozens

(Baonghean.vn)- A source from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said a car bomb attack occurred on April 30 in a suburb near the capital Baghdad. The final number of casualties has not yet been confirmed.

The scene of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad in May 2013. Photo: CNN.

According to the above source, up to now, at least 24 people have been killed and 38 people injured in the above car bombing.

The incident occurred when a truck bomb exploded in a crowded poultry market in Nahrawan, southeast of Baghdad. However, the source could not confirm the final casualty figure as many of the dead and injured were taken by ambulance to different hospitals and medical facilities in the city.

Initially, the source said 8 people were killed and 30 injured in the explosion. No organization has yet admitted to carrying out the car bombing.

Iraq has been facing a wave of violence since the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group took over many areas in the north and west of the country in June 2014.

According to a United Nations report, in 2015 alone, nearly 25,000 people were killed or injured in armed clashes in Iraq.

Lan Ha

(According to AFP)