Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

2 killed, 13 injured in Anbar Provincial Building blast

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: One policeman and one civilian were killed and 13 people were wounded when a female suicide bomber with an explosive vest blew herself up inside the al-Anbar Provincial Building, Ramadi city. “A number of policemen are among the injuries,” head of the a-Anbar Provincial Committee told IraqiNews.com news agency on Sunday. He noted that none of the province’s local officials have been harmed in the attack. Earlier, a local police source said that an unknown explosion hit the al-Anbar Provincial Building. “I heard the sound of a strong explosion from the building,” the source said. He noted that police forces closed the building’s two gates, and prevented both civil servants and people from going in and out. Ramadi, the capital city of the al-Anbar province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2