Sulaymaniyah declares one day mourning over the victims of the gas tank explosion

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18-11-2022, 09:34

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Erbil-INA

Sulaymaniyah Health Department announced on Friday, the toll of the explosion that occurred yesterday in the province.

A statement by the Sulaymaniyah Health Department, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the casualties resulted from the explosion reached to 9 deaths and 13 wounded," pointing out that "the wounded are receiving treatment in the province's hospitals."

For his part, the governor of Sulaymaniyah, Haval Abubakir, declared a state of mourning in the province for a period of one day for the souls of the victims of the explosion.
Earlier, on Thursday evening, an explosion occurred in Kaziwa neighborhood of the governorate, caused by the explosion of a liquid gas tank.