VIDEO: Bomb blasts kill at least 5 people in Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say simultaneous bomb blasts at a Baghdad market have killed at least five people.
A police officer says two bombs, hidden in clothing stalls in the capital’s al-Arabi wholesale market, went off simultaneously on Thursday morning. The officer says the explosions also wounded 15 people.
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A medical official confirmed the causality figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to media.
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Public places such as cafes, restaurants, mosques and markets are favourite targets for militants in Iraq seeking to undermine the Shiite led-government efforts to maintain security nationwide.
Thursdays’ bombings took place as Iraqi security forces and allied Sunni tribal militias are battling al-Qaida-linked militants who have seized significant areas in the country’s west since late December.
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