Two explosions rocked a district in the southwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday night, reports said.

16 July 2019 - 13:46
Two explosions target Shia center in Baghdad

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Two explosions rocked a district in the southwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday night, reports said.

According to al-Sumaria TV, the two bomb attacks targeted Abul Fadhl Abbas (AS) Husseiniya (Shia congregational hall) in al-Maalif district.

Some reports said two suicide bombers had blown themselves up near the center.

According to Al-Arabiya news channel, at least 5 people were killed in the attacks.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Earlier on Monday, a car bomb was discovered in Al-Na’iriya in northern Baghdad. Police dismantled the bomb before it exploded.

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