Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3
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REUTERS An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighbourhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two Iraqi health officials. It was not immediately known what caused the blast, which occurred in the city s Kadhmiyah district, close to the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, revered by Shiite Muslims. A military statement said that an unknown object exploded near Bab-al-Murad area of Kadhmiyah and that specialized teams were investigating in order to ascertain the type of explosion. It reported multiple casualties without providing an immediate breakdown.
One killed, 12 wounded in market explosion in Iraq s Baghdad
Explosions in the Iraqi capital have become less frequent in the past few years, particularly following the defeat of the Islamic State group in 2017.
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BAGHDAD: A powerful explosion rocked a market in east Baghdad on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 12 others, according to Iraq s military.
The cause of the blast in the city s Sadr City area, in the Habibiya neighborhood, was not immediately known.
It sent a cloud of black smoke above the area.
A military statement said one person was killed and 12 injured, according to a preliminary investigation.
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