Baghdad bomb attacks leave 12 dead, 29 injured May 31, 2012 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 12 people and wounded 29 others, police and medical sources said, according to BBC News. The biggest blast, a car bomb, left at least eight dead near a busy restaurant in the Shia district of Shula in the north of the city. At least four other bombings were reported in other areas of Baghdad. Violence in Iraq has declined in recent years, but bomb attacks are still a regular occurrence. Baghdad is currently hosting a major auction inviting international firms to explore oil and gas across Iraq. Thursday's attacks follow two bombings targeting security forces in the city on 13 May in which killed six people died. In April, a series of blasts struck a number of Iraqi cities, killing at least 35 people and injuring 100 more. Shootings and bombings killed 45 people in the run-up to an Arab League summit on 20 March. US forces withdrew from Iraq in December last year, nine years after invading the country to topple Saddam Hussein.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
