Ten killed in multiple Baghdad bombings

Published February 8th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT
The aftermath of a car bombing in Baghdad in November. (AFP/File)
The aftermath of a car bombing in Baghdad in November. (AFP/File)

Ten people were killed in a spate of attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday.

A roadside bomb went off at a police patrol in southern Baghdad, killing a policeman and injuring four others, police officer Salman al-Jabiri said. 

According to al-Jabiri, six people were also killed and 22 others injured in three blasts in al-Dora and al-Furat districts in southern Baghdad. 

"Three unidentified bodies, including an 8-year-old child, were also found with gunshot [wounds] in al-Mada'en district in southern Baghdad," he added. 

In another development, an Iraqi commander said that 125 Iraqi civilians were evacuated from southern Ramadi after Daesh militants had imposed a siege. 

He said that Iraqi forces arrested 15 Daesh militants, who were hiding among the evacuated civilians. 

By Ibrahim Saleh & Suleiman al-Qubaisi

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