An explosion in the Iraqi capital caused 19 deaths and 54 injuries
Xinhua News Agency, Baghdad, July 19 (Reporter Zhang Miao) An official from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said on the 19th that an explosion occurred in a market in the eastern suburbs of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, that day, resulting in 19 deaths and 54 injuries.
In an interview with Xinhua News Agency, an official of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, who asked not to be named, said that an explosion occurred in a crowded market in Sadr City on the eastern outskirts of Baghdad that evening, causing a large number of casualties including women and children. .
Shops and stalls near the incident site were severely damaged.
According to reports, Iraqi Prime Minister Kadimi has ordered the detention of the head of the federal police responsible for the security of the incident area and ordered an investigation into the explosion.
At present, no organization or individual has claimed to have caused this explosion.