Baghdad Operations: Blast targeting Husseiniyah March leaves 5 casualties
Spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command Saad Maan. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – Baghdad Operations Command announced on Sunday, that five persons were wounded in a blast that targeted a Husseiniyah March, in eastern the capital, Baghdad.
Spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command, Brigadier General Saad Moen, said in a press statement, “An improvised explosive device exploded, today, near a Husseiniyah March in Geish Canal road, in eastern the capital, injuring five persons with several wounds.”
“Security forces cordoned off the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital,” Moen added.
Earlier today, a boob-trapped vehicle explosion hit al-Obeidi area, in eastern Baghdad, killing one person and wounding three others, while another explosion hit al-Sadr city, wounding three civilians.
Also, a third IED emplaced inside a minibus on Mohamed al-Qassim road, killing one person and injuring two others, in addition to a fourth IED explosion in al-Shaab area.