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ISIS bomber hits Shiite mourners in Baghdad, kills 4 civilians

BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber struck a gathering of Shiite mourners in Baghdad Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding another 12, Iraqi officials said, as government troops prepared for a decisive battle to drive ISIS from the major northern city of Mosul.

 

The attack took place in Baghdad's Shiite-dominated Jadriyah neighborhood on the Tigris River, where the explosive-laden bomber approached Shiites commemorating the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, a police officer said.

 

A medical official confirmed the toll. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to the press.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.16.16, 16:46