Iraq attacks kill 11, injure dozens
Iran Press TV
Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:10AM GMT
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens others injured in several attacks across Iraq.
Sunday’s deaths are the latest incidents of violence that has claimed more than 2,000 lives since April in Iraq.
In an assault on the police station near the northern town of Hawija, two bombers and unknown number of gunmen killed three policemen and wounded five others.
The town is located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Baghdad.
In the nearby city of Tuz Khormato, 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad, two car bombs killed one civilian and wounded 27 others.
In central Baghdad, a mortar round killed three civilians and wounded nine others in a motel. It is not clear yet who fired the mortar round.
In Baghdad's northern Qahira neighborhood, gunmen opened fire on a group of people standing in the street, killing four and injuring two others.
On Saturday, at least 24 people, mostly Shia Muslims, were killed and many others injured in Iraq.
The deadliest attack occurred in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad, when a bomber blew himself up inside a mosque at about 8:00 p.m. (1700 GMT), killing 15 people and injuring more than 31 others.
The al-Rahman mosque is frequented by Shia Muslims and lies in a Shia-majority part of the town.
On June 19, some 31 people were killed in two coordinated bomb attacks inside and near a Shia Muslim mosque in Baghdad.
On June 16, at least 51 people lost their lives and many others were injured in a spate of bomb attacks and a shooting across the country.
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