In Baghdad, not less than 77 people were reported dead and about 140 others seriously wounded in the country’s recent bombings which happened on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. According to report, these bombings are the deadliest attack this year in the Iraqi capital (Baghdad) and this has pushed the Shi’ite fighters into the streets to defend some areas. Moqtada al-Sadr (one of the famous cleric) has blamed the Iraqi authorities for failing to provide security to the citizens.
We (Viewers Corner) also gathered that the Islamic State group has claimed responsible for the bombings (a suicide bombing which claimed the lives of 41 people and seriously injured over 70 in the northern district of al-Shaab as well as a car bombing in nearby Sadr City which also killed about 30 people and wounded 57 others). The country’s Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi has ordered the arrest of the official in charge of al-Shaab’s security according to the statement released from his office.
Source: Viewers Corner News.