Dozens killed in Iraq bombings
Separate double-bomb attacks come amid bloody raid on Diyala police officer’s home.
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside al-Thikalain Husseiniyah shrine in the town of Dakuk, south of Kirkuk, at around 2pm (1000 GMT).
At about the same time, a car bomb exploded outside the building.
Major-General Torhan Yussef, chief of Kirkuk police, said the victims included five members of a family living near the mosque.
Dr Azad Mahmud from Kirkuk General Hospital confirmed the toll and said that 11 of the wounded were in serious condition.
Dakuk is a town largely inhabited by Turkmen Shias.
Second attack
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| At least 16 people were killed in Friday’s Kirkuk bombings [AFP] |
Friday’s second dual attack targeted the town of Tis al-Qurna, just north of Basra where British troops are based.
Police and medical officials said the explosions – a bomb in a minibus at a bus station and a car bomb in a market – rocked the town at around 7:30am (0330 GMT).
“First, a minibus exploded at a bus station in al-Qurna and around the same time another car bomb exploded in a market in the town,” said First Lieutenant Imad Abdul Wahid of the Qurna police.
A medic in the town’s local hospital confirmed the attacks.
Dr Mohammed Nawruz of Qurna hospital said: “We received 16 killed and 32 wounded, including many women and children from both attacks.”
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