More than 100 civilians killed in Mosul blast

23 Mar 2017 / 22:54 H.
    More than 100 civilians killed in Mosul blast
    A general view shows a destroyed street as the Iraqi counter-terrorism service (CTS) advance towards the Yabasat neighbourhood on March 23, 2017 during their ongoing offensive to push Islamic State (IS) jihadists out of Mosul. About 600,000 people remain in the areas of west Mosul held by the Islamic State group, including 400,000 who are 'trapped' in the Old City under siege-like conditions, the UN said. — AFP

BAGHDAD: More than 100 civilians were killed in a powerful explosion in a residential area of Mosul, Iraq, on Wednesday, an army officer and an activist said.
Brigadier Mohammed al-Jabouri, a commander in the military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State extremist group, said on Thursday that 108 bodies have been retrieved.
Information about the blast, believed to have taken place late Wednesday, only emerged Thursday.
Al-Jabouri told dpa that the explosion in the area of Mosul al-Jadida, close to western Mosul, was a result of booby traps set by Islamic State.
Independent activist platform Mosul Eye put the toll at 130, including children and women, and spoke of a double bombing in the area. It said that Iraq's federal police forces also fired rockets at the site. — dpa

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