Bomber kills 12, injures 35 north of Iraqi capital
Iran Press TV
Sat Oct 5, 2013 6:53PM GMT
At least 12 people have been killed and 35 others wounded after a bomber exploded himself at a café in the town of Balad, north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police said.
The incident took place on Saturday in Balad, where a similar blast killed 16 people in August.
Militants in the Arab country have carried out several attacks on cafés across the country over the past few months. They have also targeted other crowded places such as markets, football fields and mosques.
Earlier in the day, unknown gunmen killed two journalists working for al-Sharqiya television in the northern city of Mosul. The pair were named Mohammed Karim al-Badrani and Mohammed Ghanem.
Elsewhere in Youssifiyah town, south of Baghdad, three people were killed and five others injured after a roadside bomb went off near a checkpoint.
With the latest incidents, more than 70 people have been killed in violence so far this month and more than 4,750 since the beginning of 2013.
Iraq has seen a sharp rise in bombings and shootings since the beginning of this year.
According to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), nearly 980 people, including Iraqi civilians and security forces, were killed and 2,130 people injured in the country's violence in September.
UNAMI added that Baghdad witnessed the most deadly attacks during the month of September, with nearly 420 deaths.
Iraq's Interior Ministry has said that militants have launched an open war in Iraq and they want to push the Middle Eastern country into chaos.
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