Over 60 killed in triple Baghdad bombings, more than 100 injured
RT.com
17 May, 2016
At least 63 people were killed in Baghdad when three bombs went off on Tuesday, according to police and medical sources cited by Reuters and AP. The blasts affected areas in the north and south of the Iraqi capital, as well as the Sadr City district.
The three blasts were not connected and struck different areas of Baghdad. The most deadly explosion hit a district in the north of Baghdad, killing 38 people and injuring at least 70 others.
A spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command told state television that the attacker in the Al-Shaab district in the north of the Baghdad had detonated a suicide vest in coordination with a bomb which had been planted.
The blasts hit a predominantly Shiite area, while initial investigations claim the attacker was a woman. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) said it was responsible for the deadly attacks.
This was followed by a car bomb in the southern neighborhood of Al-Rasheed which left six people dead, while another 21 received injuries.
A few hours later, Iraqi officials cited by Reuters said a suicide car bomb struck a crowded market in the mainly Shiite Sadr City, killing 19 and injuring 17, and bringing the total death toll in the capital up to at least 63, while over 100 people have suffered injuries.
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