Iraqi interior minister quits after fatal Baghdad bomb attacks
‘Iraq’s Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban has stepped down from his position following one of the deadliest ever bombings in the Arab country claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terrorists group.
Ghabban made the announcement at a press conference in the capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday, saying, “I placed my resignation before the prime minister, [Haider al-Abadi].”
On Sunday, a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated in Baghdad’s Shia neighborhood of Karrada while families were shopping for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Security and medical officials said the attack left at least 213 people dead and more than 200 others wounded.’
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