Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

Ramadi explosion caused by explosive belt – source

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: The blast that occurred in the city of Ramadi on Thursday and left seven dead and 20 wounded was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt, a source from the criminal investigation department of the Anbar police said. “Preliminary investigation indicate that a suicide bomber blew up an explosive belt strapped to his body in front of the gate, from which the employees of the Anbar provincial building exit,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. A police source had said earlier that a car bomb exploded today near the Ramadi provincial building in central Ramadi, killing seven and injuring 20. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, is 110 km west of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2