- News>
- World
Baghdad blasts toll rises to 32 dead
Violence in Iraq is increasing with the approach of the end of the year deadline for US troops to withdraw.
Baghdad: Iraqi police and health officials say the death toll of a twin bombing in a Shi’ite neighbourhood in Baghdad has risen to 32.
The two blasts, which took place on Thursday evening at a music store, wounded 71 other people, the officials said. A second bomb exploded minutes after the first, targeting rescue workers and onlookers. Violence in Iraq is increasing with the approach of the end of the year deadline for US troops to withdraw.
The officials said on Friday that some of the more seriously wounded died overnight. Wounded were taken to numerous hospitals, they said, and it took time to get an accurate death toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to reporters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Bureau Report
The two blasts, which took place on Thursday evening at a music store, wounded 71 other people, the officials said. A second bomb exploded minutes after the first, targeting rescue workers and onlookers. Violence in Iraq is increasing with the approach of the end of the year deadline for US troops to withdraw.
The officials said on Friday that some of the more seriously wounded died overnight. Wounded were taken to numerous hospitals, they said, and it took time to get an accurate death toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to reporters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Bureau Report