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Twin Terror Attacks Martyr More Than 70 People in Iraq, Daesh Claims

Twin Terror Attacks Martyr More Than 70 People in Iraq, Daesh Claims
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Iraqi security and medical sources reported that more than 70 people were martyred in twin gun and car bomb attacks striking the country's southern province of Dhi Qar.

Twin Terror Attacks Martyr More Than 70 People in Iraq, Daesh Claims

Abdel Hussein al-Jabri, deputy health chief for Dhi Qar province was quoted by AFP as saying that at least 74 people lost their lives in the attacks, which left 93 others wounded.

One of the attacks occurred close to a restaurant near the city of Nasiriyah, the capital city of Dhi Qar province, situated about 370 kilometers southeast of the capital, Baghdad, on Thursday afternoon.

Local officials said the death toll could rise due to the critical condition of some of the wounded.

Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman, Saad Maan, also said a car bomb in the same area targeted a security checkpoint shortly afterwards.

Hours after the attack, Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL' group] claimed responsibility for both attacks in the southern Iraqi city.

A statement on the terrorist group's Amaq news agency said both attacks were carried out by Daesh terrorists.

According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq [UNAMI], a total of 125 Iraqi civilians lost their lives, and 188 others were injured as a result of terrorist attacks and other acts of violence across Iraq in August.

The UN mission, however, did not mention the number of Iraqi police forces, who were killed or sustained injuries during last month's acts of violence.

A large number of the fatalities were recorded in the capital province of Baghdad, where 45 civilians were killed and 135 others wounded during the same period.

According to the UN figures, 36 people were killed and 18 injured in the northern province of Nineveh. Another four people lost their lives and 24 others suffered injuries in the central province of Salahuddin.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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