On Sunday in southern Iraq, a pair of suicide bombers killed
at least 11 people and injured at least 13 others. The terrorist group ISIS
claimed the attack in the al-Samawa city on Sunday, stating that one assailant
blew up his car during the gathering of the Shiite Ministry of Interior Special
Forces and then a second attacker blew up his car when Shiite security forces
arrived at the initial site. Both attacks killed and wounded others.
The previous day (Saturday), hundreds to thousands of protesters rushed the government buildings and foreign embassies to break in and ransack rooms and gesture at cameras at the scene. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led attacks against the American fighters in Iraq, inflamed the crowd with a speech claiming corrupt leaders in Iraq. Sadr and protestors boycott all politicians suspicious of corruption. In response to this protest, an order was made that states that anyone who attacks security forces, members of parliament and citizens who destroy public property are to be prosecuted. This order was made on Sunday, the same day as the two bombings, yet it was not clear if it was made before or after the bombings.
The previous day (Saturday), hundreds to thousands of protesters rushed the government buildings and foreign embassies to break in and ransack rooms and gesture at cameras at the scene. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led attacks against the American fighters in Iraq, inflamed the crowd with a speech claiming corrupt leaders in Iraq. Sadr and protestors boycott all politicians suspicious of corruption. In response to this protest, an order was made that states that anyone who attacks security forces, members of parliament and citizens who destroy public property are to be prosecuted. This order was made on Sunday, the same day as the two bombings, yet it was not clear if it was made before or after the bombings.
Jessy Krempp
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/01/middleeast/iraq-violence/index.html
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