Two killed and nine injured in mortar shelling west of Baghdad
A man runs through the debris after a mortar shell hit a street.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Ministry of Interior informed on Wednesday that mortar shelling to the west of Baghdad killed two persons and injured nine others.
Sharing details the source said, “Earlier this morning, two mortar rounds landed near residential buildings at al-Nasser and al-Salam villages in Abu Ghraib district, 20 km west of Baghdad. Two persons were killed and nine others injured due to this.”
“Ambulances rushed to the area and carried the injured to a nearby hospital. The bodies of the deceased were sent to the forensic department. Security forces later cordoned off the area,” further added the source seeking anonymity.