Eleven Iraqi students severely burned while celebrating victory over ISIS

At least 11 Iraqi college students received burns in an incident during a celebration at the Babil University organised to mark the fall of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country.

According to local health authorities, most of the victims were severely injured and under treatment now.

The fire erupted from a number of balloons prepared to be flown by the students.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the complete defeat of IS last December when the terrorist group was ousted from its last pockets in the western province of Anbar.