Baghdad gas station blast kills 10, injures 21 Iraqis

By NNN-KUNA

Baghdad : Up to 10 Iraqis were killed, 21 others injured, and 15 cars set ablaze when mortar shells hit two gas stations in east Baghdad, Iraqi police said on Sunday.


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An Iraqi security source said a number of mortar shells hit Al-Fudhailia gas station east of Baghdad which killed 21 civilians and wounded 15 others.

The Iraqi police said mortar shells also hit near a gas station in Al-Mashtel area east of Baghdad severely injuring six civilians and damaging their cars.

Gas stations in Iraq are always crowded with hundreds of people at a time due to the major fuel crisis.

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