Terror Alert Pakistan condemns twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

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Terror Alert Pakistan strongly condemns twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

Pakistan has strongly condemned twin suicide blasts in Baghdad, which resulted in loss of 32 precious human lives and injuries to several others. The Foreign Office, in a statement, said Pakistan conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and pray for speedy recovery of those injured in these gruesome terrorist attacks. The Foreign Office said that Pakistan condemns terrorism...

Terror Alert IS claims twin suicide bombings in Iraq's Baghdad

Image Source : ANI IS claims twin suicide bombings in Iraq's Baghdad The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Friday claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in Iraq's capital Baghdad that killed 32 people and wounded 116 others. The group identified the two suicide bombers by code names as Abu Yousif al-Ansari and Mohammed Arif al-Muhajir, who targeted a gathering of...

Terror Alert Responsibility claimed for the twin deadliest suicide...

BAGHDAD – The toll from a deadliest attack in three years in Iraqi capital on Thursday has risen to 32 dead and 110 wounded, Iraq's health ministry reported. The so-called “Islamic State” terrorist group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the twin terrorist attacks in Baghdad. On Thursday morning, two suicide attackers staged explosions the Bab Al Sharqi area in the Iraqi capital....

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ISIS Islamic State claims responsibility for twin suicide...

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens in central Baghdad. The group said the bombing “targeted apostate Shiites,” on a statement circulating in an IS-affiliated website late Thursday. The statement said the first bombing was carried out by Abu Youssef al-Ansari and the second by Mohammed Arif...

ISIS ISIL takes responsibility for deadly Baghdad suicide...

The ISIL (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing – the deadliest in nearly three years – that ripped through a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 32 people and wounding 110 others. The first attacker drew a crowd at the bustling market in the capital’s Tayaran Square by claiming to feel sick, then detonated his explosives belt, the Interior...

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ISIS Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad twin...

By AFP BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday. It was the deadliest attack on the city in three years when another suicide bomber targeted the same area. The first attacker drew a crowd at the bustling market in the capital's Tayaran Square by...

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World Baghdad suicide bombing: Islamic State claim...

Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack in Baghdad, making the announcement early on Friday via the group's Amaq news agency on its Telegram channel. Two men blew themselves up in a crowded Baghdad market on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding 110, in Iraq's first big suicide bombing since 2018, authorities said. Officials described it as a...

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