Document #1303469

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

More Than 10 Killed In Baghdad Bombings

October 21, 2014

Two car bombs have exploded in a Shi'ite area of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people.

The blasts in a car park in the northern district of Talbiyah on October 21 also wounded at least 40 people.

Reports said bombings in other areas of Baghdad left a further nine people dead.

Deadly attacks targeting Iraq's majority Shi'ite community killed at least 33 people on October 20.

Islamic State militants have claimed several large bombings in Iraq.

The Sunni extremist group has overrun vast areas in western and northern Iraq and neighboring Syria.

Based on reporting by AP and AFP

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ecoi.net description:
Baghdad: At least 12 people killed and 40 others injured in bomb blasts in the Shiite district of Talbiyah
Country:
Iraq
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
21 October 2014
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-baghdad-bombings-deaths/26648601.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1303469 (former ID 288899)

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