Baghdad suicide blast kills dozens.Summary: A suicide bomber Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political has killed 33 people and wounded another 52 at a market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A suicide bomber has killed 33 people and wounded another 52 at a market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Security spokesman Major-General Qassim Moussawi said the attack took place when a group of dignitaries, including army officers and tribal leaders, toured a crowded market in Abu Ghraib See Abu Ghraib prison and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The city of Abu Ghraib (BGN/PCGN romanization: Abū Ghurayb; أبو غريب in Arabic) in the Anbar Governorate of Iraq is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of , in the west of the city. Other official sources put the death toll as high as 28 killed and 28 wounded. Schoolchildren, journalists, police and soldiers were among those killed, the source said. Meanwhile, a civilian has been killed in a rocket attack on a British military base in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. An MoD spokesman said: "There has been a rocket attack on a contingency operating base at Basra Airport. "There has been one foreign civilian fatality fa·tal·i·ty n. 1. A death resulting from an accident or disaster. 2. One that is killed as a result of such an occurrence. and there is an ongoing investigation. There are no British casualties." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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