Baghdad: At least five people were killed and several others injured as a suicide attacker driving a car detonated explosive material at the interior ministry in central Baghdad, sources said on Monday.
At least 27 others were wounded in the 7:30 am (0430 GMT) attack in the Bab al-Sharji neighbourhood. The nearby Neurological Hospital took in five dead and 13 wounded, while al-Kindi Hospital treated 14 injured, officials at the two hospitals said.
According to AFP news agency, the attacker took advantage of interior ministry guards opening the compound’s main gates to allow in electrical maintenance workers to ram his explosives-packed car through and set it off.
