Bomb blast kills, wounds 8 people in central Baghdad
Paramedics transfer the bodies of blast victims. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Tuesday, Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed, that eight (8) people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast in central Baghdad.
In a press statement, a copy of which was received by Iraqi News, it was stated, “This morning, a bomb exploded in al-Shiekh Omar Street in central Baghdad, killing one person and injuring seven others.”
“A security force rushed to the incident area and evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment and the body of the dead person to the forensic medicine department. Strict procedures were taken in anticipation of the presence of other bombs,” the statement added.