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Video Shows Moment Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up During Soccer Game in Iraq
BAGHDAD—This video allegedly shows the moment of a suicide bombing that took place during a soccer match in a small stadium in the city of Iskanderiyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, where 41 people were killed and 105 wounded, security and health officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
[T]he international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage.
— U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the president of the world football federation FIFA, Gianni Infantino, offered condolences to those killed.
“[T]he international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage,” Ban Ki-moon said.
“Around the world, football unites people. It is a very sad day, when people, going to a match together, become the victims of such violence,” Infantino said in a statement.
ISIS has lost ground in recent months in Iraq and Syria, but has struck back in a series of large attacks targeting civilians.
Video Shows Moment Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up During Soccer Game in Iraq
BAGHDAD—This video allegedly shows the moment of a suicide bombing that took place during a soccer match in a small stadium in the city of Iskanderiyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, where 41 people were killed and 105 wounded, security and health officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the president of the world football federation FIFA, Gianni Infantino, offered condolences to those killed.
“[T]he international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage,” Ban Ki-moon said.
“Around the world, football unites people. It is a very sad day, when people, going to a match together, become the victims of such violence,” Infantino said in a statement.
ISIS has lost ground in recent months in Iraq and Syria, but has struck back in a series of large attacks targeting civilians.