18 dead in bombings, Baghdad ministry assault: officials

BAGHDAD: A coordinated string of bombings followed by an assault on the justice ministry in central Baghdad killed at least 18 people on Thursday, security and medical officials said.Three...

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18 dead in bombings, Baghdad ministry assault: officials
BAGHDAD: A coordinated string of bombings followed by an assault on the justice ministry in central Baghdad killed at least 18 people on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

Three explosions hit Allawi neighbourhood at about 1:30 pm (1030 GMT), while militants assaulted the nearby justice ministry, Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service spokesman Sabah Noori told AFP, adding the attacks were coordinated.

Overall, 18 people were killed and at least 30 others wounded, an interior ministry official and a medical source said.