8 people killed, wounded in bomb blast southeast of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said on Saturday, that eight people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast southeast of Baghdad.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “A bomb exploded, on Thursday evening, near shops in Zaafaraniya area southeast of Baghdad, killing one person and wounding seven others.”
The source, who asked anonymity, 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.”