Double bomb attack on playing field near Baghdad leaves 5 casualties
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A source in the Iraqi Police declared that a civilian was killed, while four others were wounded in a double bomb attack on a playing field, south of Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported on Tuesday.
The source said, “Two improvised explosive devices, planted near a popular playing field in al-Shuhada neighborhood exploded, at afternoon today, consecutively, killing a civilian and wounding four others.”
“Security forces rushed to the area of incident, and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive the needed treatment and the body to the forensic medicine department,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
Earlier today, another improvised explosive device exploded near a popular market in Bob al-Sham area, north of Baghdad, wounding two civilians.