Suicide bomber targets mourning tent in Baghdad, kills 31
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – A suicide bomber detonated
himself on Saturday in a Shia Muslim gathering in Baghdad, killing at
least 31 people, and injuring 30, police said.
According to police, the explosion occurred inside a tent filled with people participating in Shia rituals of Ashura, the mourning of Hussein’s killing in the seventh century, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
The tent was set up in a crowded market, located in the district of al-Shaab, northern Baghdad.
Following the explosion, ambulances rushed to the scene and transferred the wounded people to the nearby hospitals.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/9d8bed07-da77-424f-9da5-40a8883a8a85/Suicide-bomber-targets-mourning-tent-in-Baghdad--kills-31
According to police, the explosion occurred inside a tent filled with people participating in Shia rituals of Ashura, the mourning of Hussein’s killing in the seventh century, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
The tent was set up in a crowded market, located in the district of al-Shaab, northern Baghdad.
Following the explosion, ambulances rushed to the scene and transferred the wounded people to the nearby hospitals.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/9d8bed07-da77-424f-9da5-40a8883a8a85/Suicide-bomber-targets-mourning-tent-in-Baghdad--kills-31
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