Bomb blast kills, wounds 8 people in al-Husseiniya north of Baghdad

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source within the police force in Baghdad province said on Friday, that eight people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast that took place north of Baghdad.

The source, who requested anonymity, said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, an explosive device went off near shops in the area of al-Husseiniya, north of Baghdad, resulting in the death of two persons and wounding six others,” adding that, “A security force rushed to the scene and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital for medical treatment and the two dead bodies to the forensic medicine authority, while imposed a security cordon around the area of the incident and prevented approaching it.”