2 killed, 4 wounded in bomb blasts north, south of Baghdad

Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded on Saturday when bomb blasts hit areas in northern and southern Baghdad, a police source was quoted saying.

A police source told Alghad Press that an explosive device planted near a popular market in Youssefiya, south of Baghdad, exploded, killing one person and wounding another.

Alsumaria News quoted another police source saying that a civilian was killed and three others were injured when an explosive device, placed near commercial stores in Husseiniyat al-Rashidiya, an area north of the capital, went off.

According to the monthly release by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 69 civilians, excluding police personnel, were killed, while 142 others were wounded in December due to acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict across the country.