Explosions rock Baghdad neighbourhood, killing four
- 13 years ago
The aftermath of a deadly bombing in Iraq.
A truck sits outside a Baghdad home, its doors blown off and its body charred.
The blast, in a poor Shi'ite neighborhood, was one five separate explosions Friday that left at least four dead in this area.
Police believe it's the latest in a series of sectarian clashes.
The bombing comes as U.S. forces wind down their patrols ahead of a pullout from the country, scheduled for the end of the year.
That prompted a relative of one of the victims to lay the blame on the U.S. military.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ALI HOWAID, RELATIVE OF SLAIN MAN
"The blasts took place near three houses of poor and simple people. We hold U.S. troops fully responsible for this attack, and call the government to probe an urgent investigation with the (Iraqi) security forces and US forces regarding this incident."
While violence has dropped sharply in Iraq since the peak of sectarian fighting in 2007, bombings and other attacks still occur daily
Andrew Raven, Reuters
A truck sits outside a Baghdad home, its doors blown off and its body charred.
The blast, in a poor Shi'ite neighborhood, was one five separate explosions Friday that left at least four dead in this area.
Police believe it's the latest in a series of sectarian clashes.
The bombing comes as U.S. forces wind down their patrols ahead of a pullout from the country, scheduled for the end of the year.
That prompted a relative of one of the victims to lay the blame on the U.S. military.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ALI HOWAID, RELATIVE OF SLAIN MAN
"The blasts took place near three houses of poor and simple people. We hold U.S. troops fully responsible for this attack, and call the government to probe an urgent investigation with the (Iraqi) security forces and US forces regarding this incident."
While violence has dropped sharply in Iraq since the peak of sectarian fighting in 2007, bombings and other attacks still occur daily
Andrew Raven, Reuters