Blast in Baghdad weapon storage, twelve casualties
Smoke arises due to blast caused by a fire at a weapons storage in eastern Baghdad on Friday, September 2.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – Security sources on Friday informed that at least three persons were killed and nine others injured in multiple blasts that ripped through eastern Baghdad earlier on the day.
Quoting a police officer Reuters said, “Initial reports suggest that the blasts were caused by a fire eruption at an al-Hashd al-Sha’abi weapon storage. The blasts set off rockets that hit the neighboring districts.”
“The rockets damaged civilian houses, shops and vehicles in the neighboring districts and set a flour factory ablaze, ” the police officer added.