Casualties of Samara explosion rise up to 12 deaths, injuries

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The casualties of the car bombing that took place near the holy shrine of Imameen Al-Askareyain rose up to 12 killed and wounded pilgrims eight of them were Iranians.

Medical source in Samara General Hospital stated to IraqiNews.com on Friday that ”The car bomb explosion which took place the holy shrine of Imameen Askareyain result in killing one female Iranian pilgrims and injuring (11) pilgrims seven of them are Iranian.”

Car bomb exploded, in Samara city on Friday morning, near Iraqi Army checkpoint located between the holy shrine of Imameen Askareyain and the headquarter of Baghdad Operations Command resulted in wounding two Iranian pilgrims as an initial account.

Unidentified gunmen detonated Improvised Explosive Devices at the house of the director of the Sunni Endowment while he was out of his house,” noting that “The explosion did not result in any human casualties.

Three mortar shells hit the area near the building of the Samara Operations Command and did not result in damages. \