At least 18 people have died after two roadside bombs struck a convoy carrying Iraqi families fleeing a town controlled by the so-called Islamic State in northern Iraq.
The bombs targeted a truck carrying people from Hawija, about 120km south of Islamic State's stronghold in Mosul, as they were being taken to the town of Al Alam, next to the Tigris river.
A police spokesman said 17 of the dead were from the displaced families, while a policeman in an accompanying patrol car was also killed.
Pictures published on social media by a group linked to Iraq's defence ministry showed several victims lying closed to the remains of the truck.
[rte.ie]
5/11/16
The bombs targeted a truck carrying people from Hawija, about 120km south of Islamic State's stronghold in Mosul, as they were being taken to the town of Al Alam, next to the Tigris river.
A police spokesman said 17 of the dead were from the displaced families, while a policeman in an accompanying patrol car was also killed.
Pictures published on social media by a group linked to Iraq's defence ministry showed several victims lying closed to the remains of the truck.
[rte.ie]
5/11/16
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