Third suicide bombing hits Baghdad, 19 killed

Published May 17th, 2016 - 03:30 GMT
Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad on May 17, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad on May 17, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Reuters reports that a third bomb exploded in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 15 others.

Iraqi police confirm that a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives in the market of Sadr City, a Shia district in Baghdad.

Earlier today, 13 people were killed in two bombings on opposite sides of Baghdad. One bomb hit the northern al-Shaab neighborhood and a separate car bomb exploded in the southern neighborhood of al-Rasheed.

Sadr City was previously targeted by Daesh in a suicide bombing on May 11 that killed dozens. 


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