Al-Aidani: 8 civilians killed and injured in Basra bombing

Security

7-12-2021, 12:45

Baghdad-INA

Eight civilians were killed and wounded Tuesday in a bombing in central Basra province.

"An unidentified explosion took place in the center of the province, killing four civilians and wounding four others," Basra governor Asaad al-Aidani said in an audio recording obtained by the Iraqi news agency INA.

A security source told the Iraqi news agency INA that the blast in Basra was caused by a booby trapped motorcycle near the Al-Samoud Bridge.

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