Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 7 in Iraq

  • 12/15/2022
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BAGHDAD, Ramadan 05, 1431, Aug. (AP) _ A drive-by shooting outside a mosque and a series of rush-hour bombings early Sunday killed seven Iraqis and injured 17 more in and around Baghdad, police and health officials said. Gunmen opened fire on worshippers as they were leaving morning prayers in town of Jurf al-Sakhr just south of the capital, killing three and wounding one, said Maj. Muthana Khalid, the spokesman for Babil provincial police. Hours later, rush-hour bombings across Baghdad hit commuters on their way to work, killing four and injuring at least 16, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 12:02 LOCAL TIME 09:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/810221

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