IRAQ: Fire roars through a building in central Baghdad wounding two civilians, surge of violence sees one killed and 17 wounded

Record ID: 354309

  • Title: IRAQ: Fire roars through a building in central Baghdad wounding two civilians, surge of violence sees one killed and 17 wounded
  • Date: 5th July 2006
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RAHIM, AN EYE WITNESS, SAYING: "A blast took place inside a shawerma restaurant. The restaurant is in al-Tayaran square. People were eating when the blast took place, the roof fell down on people. Three or four people were killed in the attack."
  • Embargoed: 20th July 2006 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVAC577M6H2YD57ZUNC0C28ZJJI8
  • Story Text: A fire roared through a building for agricultural pesticides in central on Wednesday (July 5), wounding two people, police said.
    They said the cause of the fire was a casual accident, giving no further details.
    Police said the wounded men were evacuated to local hospital for treatment.
    The fire took more than an hour to bring under control and was still smouldering hours later. The second floor was almost blackened from inside.
    Meanwhile, a bomb went off inside a busy market in central Baghdad, police said. At least ten people were wounded in the blast, which took place in the busy market of al-Arabi.
    In the busy intersection of al-Tayaran, a bomb exploded inside restaurant, killing one civilian and wounding seven others, police said. Police arrived the scene after blast and sealed off area , preventing people from approach.
    "A blast took place inside a shawerma restaurant. The restaurant is in al-Tayaran square. People were eating when the blast took place, the roof fell down on people. Three or four people were killed in the attack," said Rahim, an eye witness.
    Insurgents fighting to topple Iraq's Shi'ite Islamist-led government often target restaurants in Baghdad, frequently those popular with policemen or soldiers.
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