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At least four people killed in bomb blast near Basra hospital

PM:12:19:07/12/2021

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SULAIMANI — A bomb attached to a vehicle exploded near the Teaching Hospital in Basra, killing at least four people on Tuesday (December 7), according to initial reports.

Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement that according to preliminary information, the bomb was attached to a motorcycle.

The media cell said four people were killed and four others injured when two nearby vehicles caught fire as a result of the explosion.

An investigation into the blast was ongoing at the time, it added.

(NRT Digital Media)

This story was updated at 2:04 p.m. EBL