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Motorcycle bomb kills 4 in Iraq, official blames IS

by News Wires
December 7, 2021
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Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Basra, Iraq December 7, 2021.

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Basra, Iraq December 7, 2021.

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BASRA – A bomb killed four people and wounded four more in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, the military said, and a senior official said Islamic State (IS) was suspected of carrying out the attack.

 

The blast near a major hospital in the predominantly Shi’ite Muslim city was caused by a motorbike rigged with explosives, the military said in a statement, citing preliminary information.

 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, Reuters reported.

 

“The blast carries fingerprints of Daesh (Islamic State),” Basra Governor Asaad al-Edani told reporters.

 

Policemen were collecting body parts from a minibus that was badly damaged by the blast, a Reuters witness said. The street was covered with broken glass and blood.

 

Bomb attacks in southern Iraq, where the bulk of the country’s oil is produced, are relatively rare.

 

Police and hospital sources earlier told Reuters that 20 people had been wounded, in addition to the four fatalities.

 

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