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BAGHDAD-BOMB EXPLOSION
2 killed in bomb explosion at marketplace in Iraq’s Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Aug 14, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Two people were killed and 15 others
injured Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion at a popular marketplace in
eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
The incident took place in the morning when a roadside bomb ripped through
Mreidy outdoors market in the Shiite bastion of Sadr City neighborhood, the
source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
A videotape circulated on local media showed the wreckage of stalls, and
many angry people collecting vegetables in the market.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic
State (IS) militant group, in most cases, is responsible for such attacks,
targeting crowded areas including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq.
Many of Iraqi cities, including the capital Baghdad, have been witnessing
tangible improvement in security situation since the Iraqi security forces
managed to regain control of IS strongholds across the country late in 2017.
However, small groups and individuals of IS militants melted in urban
areas or regrouped in deserts and rugged areas in Iraq looking for safe
havens. They are still capable of carrying out attacks from time to time
against the security forces and civilians despite operations to hunt them
down.
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