Baghdad: A powerful explosion took place near a football stadium and cafe in Iraq's eastern Baghdad area on Saturday night. 10 people died in this blast. At the same time, more than 20 people are said to be injured. The video after the blast is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this, people are seen running here and there. It is being told that the explosion took place in a car. After this, the football field was badly damaged. At the same time, people playing in it were also injured.
The military said in a statement that the accident occurred due to the explosion of a gas tanker kept in the garage of eastern Baghdad. The rest of the case is being investigated further. Residential buildings and football fields were also damaged in the blast. Significantly, this explosion in Iraq happened two days after the formation of the new government. The Iraqi parliament on Thursday (October 27, 2022) gave its approval to the new 21-member cabinet led by PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
Let me tell you that before that there was an atmosphere of chaos in Iraq 2 months ago. People were furious after the resignation of an influential cleric, Al-Sadar. There were fierce protests in the capital Baghdad, after which heavy violence broke out. More than 300 people were injured.
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