Bomb blast near playing-field in Madain leaves 5 casualties
A bomb blast in Baghdad.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A security source revealed that one person was killed and four others were wounded in a bomb blast near a playing-field in al-Madain, southeast of Baghdad, Alsumaria reported on Sunday.
The source told the Iraqi media outlet that an improvised explosive device, emplaced near a popular football playing-field in al-Wardiyah area in Madain district, exploded this evening, killing one person and wounding four others.
Security forces cordoned off the area of incident, the source added. Ambulances evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital and the body to the forensic medicine department, the source explained on condition of anonymity.
Today, a suicide attack hit Jamila area, killing seven persons and wounding 15 others, while another attack in a popular market in Baladiyat area left 19 casualties.
Also, another IED attack took place near Diyala Bridge, south of Baghdad, and resulted in the injury of three civilians.