IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish rally in eastern Iraq

Record ID: 354907

  • Title: IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish rally in eastern Iraq
  • Date: 29th April 2014
  • Summary: KHANAQIN, IRAQ (APRIL 28, 2014) (AGENCY POOL) VARIOUS OF INJURED PEOPLE BEING MOVED TO CIVILIAN CARS (MUTE) VARIOUS OF CHAOTIC SCENES IN HOSPITAL WHERE INJURED ARE LYING ON THE FLOORS AND OTHERS RECEIVING EMERGENCY TREATMENT
  • Embargoed: 14th May 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime
  • Reuters ID: LVA2CTNXC5UKGEN1OWQDCIKRMMF1
  • Story Text: A suicide attacker killed at least 30 people and wounded 50 others at a Kurdish political gathering on Monday (April 28), in the town of Khanaqin, 140 km (100 miles) northeast of Baghdad, security sources said.
    The Kurds were celebrating the television appearance of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who has been incapacitated since late 2012. Talabani was casting a vote in Germany where he has been undergoing medical treatment.
    "The attacker snuck among the crowds near the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's headquarters and blew himself up, causing a tragic massacre," one police officer said, sobbing after he discovered his brother was among those killed.
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