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Wave of bombings around Baghdad kill at least 51 people

A wave of bombings on Monday and Tuesday this week have occurred at the al-Jawhara shopping centre in Baghdad, the suburb of Nahrawan, and the cities of Baquba, and Muqdadiya. At least 51 people have been killed and many injured.

Advice

Authorities have imposed a curfew for all of the Diyala Province. Many countries advise against all travel to Iraq.

References

http://www.albawaba.com/news/breaking-two-blasts-iraqi-casino-kill-20-wound-50-791846 http://www.albawaba.com/news/breaking-suicide-bomber-kills-two-policemen-iraq-792060 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35285605#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.albawaba.com/news/baghdad-mall-standoff-over-18-killed-50-wounded-791854 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/baghdad-jawhara-mall-attack-160111154400651.html http://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-iraq-violence-idUSKCN0UP1YV20160112 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35285605 Last updated:2020-12-13T22:12:18.816793Z

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