Iraq Eid attacks kill 15

October 27, 2012 16:21

Attacks mostly targeting Shiite Muslims during the Eid al-Adha holiday, including bombings of a marketplace and a minibus carrying pilgrims, killed 15 people in Iraq today.

The shootings and explosions, which also left more than 40 people wounded, were the latest in a spate of violence in the past week that have broken a relative calm in Iraq. In the east Baghdad district of Maamal, a bomb exploded in a neighbourhood market as women were shopping for groceries alongside their children at around 9:00 am (0600 GMT).

At least five people were killed, including three children and a woman, security and medical officials said. They added that 13 others were wounded.

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