Sunday, January 1, 2017
Baghdad attack, dozens of victims and injured
At least 28 people were killed in Baghdad as a result of a double bomb attack that was taken over by the Islamic state. Powerful explosions followed each other in a market frequented rather precisely Baghdad, where more than 50 other people were wounded.
IS Iraqi police said the deadly common strategy used in the attack. Initially, a car bomb exploded near a shop and then a suicide bomber blew himself in the wind in the crowd of people and emergency teams that had accumulated there. attacks occurred in an area inhabited mostly by Shiites, who are usually the targets of religious violence in the country.
Through an online statement, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and promised more attacks to come. Analysts say that the jihadist group is under great pressure and fronts in such attacks is the only way to facilitate that is undergoing several offensives in Iraq and Syria. However, experts warn that despite the difficulties it faces, not ever underestimate the ability of IS for causing violence and casualties, especially among innocent civilians and vulnerable.
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