2 killed, 10 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq's Baghdad

At least two people were killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in two bomb attacks, including a suicide bombing, in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.

The attack occurred in the evening when a suicide bomber wearing explosive vest detonated himself at the crowded Darwish Intersection in Eilam neighborhood in southern Baghdad, leaving at least two people killed and eight others injured, the source told Xinhua citing initial report.

Meanwhile, two people were wounded when a sticky bomb attached to their car detonated in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, the source said.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the Islamic State (IS) militant group, in most cases, is responsible for the suicide attacks, targeting areas where crowds of people gather, including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq.

Iraq has witnessed intense violence since the IS took control of parts of its northern and western regions in June 2014.

A report by UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) estimated that 759 Iraqis were killed and 1,207 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in July across Iraq.

Many blame the current chronic instability, cycle of violence, and the emergence of extremist groups, such as the IS, on the U.S. that invaded and occupied Iraq in March 2003.

Source : XINHUA