16 civilians martyred in bomb blasts in two Shia-majority areas of Baghdad

two civilians lost their lives and five others suffered injuries when an IED exploded

 

Security and medical officials in Iraq say more than a dozen people have lost their lives and over 50 others sustained injuries in separate bomb attacks across the country.

A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 12 people were killed and 42 injured when a car rigged with explosives was detonated in the al-Amin al-Thaniyah neighborhood of eastern Baghdad.

Additionally, two civilians lost their lives and five others suffered injuries when an IED was set off near a popular market in the town of Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad.

Elsewhere in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a bomb went off near a restaurant in the town of Balad Ruz, leaving two people killed and eight others injured.

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 1,325 Iraqis were killed and another 1,811 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in August.