Iraq News

Explosion kills 1, injures 16 in western Iraq

At least one civilian was killed and 16 others were injured in an initial death toll of a car bomb attack at an outdoor market in western Anbar, the Security Media Centre in Baghdad said Friday (January 11th).

"A vehicle packed with explosives exploded at an outdoor market in the centre of al-Qaim, killing one and wounding 16 others, including four security personnel," the media centre said in a statement.

"The security forces kicked off a large-scale operation following the cowardly attack that targeted the security of the town and its residents, to identify those involved," the statement said.

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