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Iraq: Six Dead, 30 Wounded in a Car Bomb near Mosul

Iraq: Six Dead, 30 Wounded in a Car Bomb near Mosul
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At least six people lost their lives, including two soldiers, and 30 others sustained injuries in a car bomb blast in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara Tuesday, police and medical sources said.

A vehicle packed with explosives was parked near a restaurant and a crowded market area in Qayyara, south of the city of Mosul, police said.

Health officials and police had earlier put the death toll at four but said it could rise as some of the wounded were in a critical in condition.

While no group has immediately claimed responsibility, it is known that Daesh [the Arabic acronym for terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL’] group often carries out such attacks.

Iraq's top military commander in Mosul Maj. Gen. Najim al-Jabouri accused the terror outfit of carrying out the Qayyara attack.

"We are positive the car bomb attack was carried out by Daesh terrorists and we will bring them to justice," Jabouri said.

Iraq declared victory over Daesh in December, dislodging the group from all territories it held after its self-proclaimed caliphate, which extended into Syria, collapsed earlier in 2017.

The group's remnants have since waged a campaign of kidnapping, killing and bomb attacks targeting civilians and security forces.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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