IRAQ: Three civilians were killed late on May 10 when a car bomb went off near a popular restaurant in a Shi'ite neighbourhood northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad

Record ID: 358188

  • Title: IRAQ: Three civilians were killed late on May 10 when a car bomb went off near a popular restaurant in a Shi'ite neighbourhood northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad
  • Date: 11th May 2014
  • Summary: AL-HABIBIYA DISTRICT, BAGHDAD, IRAQ (MAY 11, 2014) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DAMAGED CARS AND SHOPS PEOPLE EXAMINING CARS AND SHOPS DAMAGED BY BLAST 3, DAMAGED BUILDING OF RESTAURANT/ SCATTERED CHAIRS AND BROKEN GLASS OF WINDOWS MORE OF DAMAGED FACADE OF RESTAURANT PIECES OF GLASS AND SCATTERED TOMATOES ON GROUND PIECES OF GLASS ON BLOOD-STAINED GROUND BUILDING WITH DAMAGED SH
  • Embargoed: 26th May 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime,Conflict
  • Reuters ID: LVA58636EGXGVL9ET2MJ60RNY7HC
  • Story Text: Three civilians were killed late on Saturday (May 10) when a car bomb went off near a popular restaurant in a Shi'ite neighbourhood northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police said.
    The attack, which took place by a parked car outside a popular restaurant in the mainly Shi'ite district of Habibiya also wounded 17 other civilians, police added.
    The blast damaged the facade of the restaurant building, scattering furniture and chairs scattered around the area. A number of shops and cars were also damaged by the blast.
    Levels of violence rose to their highest in years in 2013, when nearly 8,000 civilians were killed.
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