Two Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 17, Injure Dozens
Published at(BAGHDAD) — A pair of car bombs exploded in the Baghdad area on Friday, killing 17 people and injuring more than 60 others.
Police told ABC News that one of the bombs went off in the area of Baladiyat, in eastern Baghdad. That explosion killed at least 14 and injured 50 more.
The second explosion occurred in Sulaikh, in the northern part of the city. At least three people were killed and 19 injured in that attack.
In their most recent report, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraqi announced that 1,119 Iraqis were killed and 1,946 injured in terror attacks and acts of violence in September. The largest numbers of injuries and deaths were reported in Baghdad, where 352 were killed and 983 hurt.
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