Suicide bomber blew himself up on the pitch as trophies were being presented, 32 people were killed.
A suicide bomber blew himself up on football pitch as trophies were being presented after a local tournament south of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 32 people.- The bomber was named as Saifullah al-Ansari. He looks like a teenager on the attached picture, which shows him wearing a black scarf on his head and raising his right index.
- “The mayor died in hospital as a result of the serious wounds he suffered in the blast,†the medic said, adding that one of his bodyguards and at least five members of the security forces were also among those killed.
- “The suicide bomber cut through the crowd to approach the centre of the gathering and blew himself up as the mayor was presenting awards to the players,†said Ali Nashmi, a 18-year-old eyewitness.
- Pictures posted on social media of the site of the blast showed mangled goal posts smeared with blood.
- “They were just handing the trophy to the winners, the suicide attacker blew himself up in the crowd,†a police captain from the village, Al-Asriya, said
- The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, that wreaked carnage on the field where supporters, officials and security forces were gathered after the game.
A suicide bomber blew himself up on football pitch as trophies were being presented after a local tournament south of Baghdad Friday, killing at least 32 people.
Suicide bomber blew himself up on the pitch as trophies were being presented, 32 people were killed.
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