Three civilians were killed and a fourth seriously wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a bus stop in Hamdania, Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, on Saturday (February 4th.)
Baghdad police spokesperson Lt. Col. Mushtaq Talib told Al-Shorfa that an IED planted under a minibus went off at 9:00 am Saturday morning, killing three civilians, including a child. He said the wounded person was transferred to a hospital in extremely serious condition.
Talib said the police opened an investigation into the accident.
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