5 people killed in Baghdad blasts
Iraq’s security situation has deteriorated dramatically since Daesh terrorist group overran much of the country in mid-2014
Ankara
By Ibrahim Salih
BAGHDAD
At least five people were killed and 18 others injured in three separate bomb attacks around Baghdad late Saturday, according to a security source.
Two civilians were killed when an explosive device went off in the northern at-Taymiyyah district, police lieutenant Hatem al-Jabri told Anadolu Agency. Seven others were injured in the blast.
He said two other civilians were killed and four injured when a bomb planted on a bus exploded near at al-
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions but authorities have blamed similar attacks on Daesh.
Iraq’s security has markedly deteriorated since mid-2014 when Daesh captured the northern city of Mosul -- now the target of a massive army offensive -- and overran vast swathes of territory in the country’s north and west.
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