12 people killed, wounded in bomb blast in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday, that at least 12 people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast in al-Sadr City in eastern Baghdad.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, a car bomb exploded near a popular market in al-Dakhil Street in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, killing three people and wounding nine others.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “Ambulances rushed to the area and evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while a security force cordoned off the area of the incident and barred approaching it.”