8 people killed, wounded in bomb blast east of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Monday, that eight people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast east of Baghdad.
The source said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A bomb exploded, this afternoon, near shops in Nairiyah area east of Baghdad, killing one person and wounding seven others.”
The source added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead body to the forensic medicine department, while strict measures have been taken in anticipation of the presence of other bombs.”