At least seven killed, 62 wounded, in Baghdad bomb blasts
At least five people were killed and 57 wounded in a bomb blast at a Baghdad pet market this morning.
The explosives were left in a bag at the al-Ghazil market, where Iraqis can go every Friday to buy dogs, birds, snakes and other animals.
Five people were killed and 57 wounded, some seriously, in the first blast, which occurred at 8.25am local time, said Lt. Ahmed Muhammad Ali.
About 10 minutes later, an explosion near a Shiite mosque in the eastern Baghdad neighbourhood of Jadida killed two civilians and injured five, according to Lt. Ali Abbas. The bomb exploded near a shelter across the street from the Husseiniyat al-Abbas mosque, he said.
A roadside bomb also targeted a patrol in the Mansour district in western Baghdad, wounding two policemen and damaging their vehicle, said Lt. Maitham Abdul Razzaq.
In northern Iraq late yesterday, police said gunmen opened fire on Col. Ziyad Tariq, deputy-commander of the oil protection force in Kirkuk, killing him and a bodyguard and wounding another bodyguard as they left a restaurant, said police Brig. Sarhat Qadir.
He also said a maintenance unit from the oil protection force was attacked by gunmen south-west of Kirkuk and two members were wounded.
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