3 mortar shells kill, wound 11 people in south of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Monday, a source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced, that 11 people had been either killed or wounded by three mortar shells south of Baghdad.
The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Tis morning, three mortar shells fell near houses in Hor Rajab village Dawra area south of Baghdad, killing two people and injuring nine others.”
The source added: “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while a raid was carried out to search for the missile launchers.”