Monday, October 12, 2009

At least 22 killed in three explosions in western Iraq

At least 22 people were today killed and more than 60 wounded in three explosions in the Ramada, the capital of Anbar province in western Iraq, tell the Iraqi officials.

Two parked car exploded near a government building, while a third explosion occurred near the entrance to the main hospital in the Ramada, when a guard opened fire on the suspicious vehicle, officials said.

"It was a terrible scene. Scattered bodies, pieces of flesh everywhere. We have evacuated those who were still alive," said one of the firefighters at the scene of the explosion of two car bombs.
The security official in Anbar Major General Hussein Ali confirmed that the attacks in the Ramada killed at least 22 people, told the Reuters.
Anbar province, the former stronghold of the international terrorist network Al Qaeda, the past few months shaken bombings, although the violence across Iraq have shown a decrease, said the British news agency. Last week in Anbar in minibuses bomb explosion killed nine, while the suicide bombing six people lost their lives.

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