9 people killed, wounded in bomb blast in northern Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, a source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced, that nine people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast in northern Baghdad.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, a bomb exploded near a popular market in al-Husseiniya area in northern Baghdad, killing two people and injuring seven others.”
The source, who requested anonymity, added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while cordoned off the area of the incident and barred approaching it.”