9 people killed, wounded in bomb blast southwest of Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday, that nine people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast southwest of Baghdad.
The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A bomb exploded, this morning, near the shops in Bayaa District southwest of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding seven others.”
The source, who requested anonymity, added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while cordoned off the area of the incident and barred approaching it.”