Kuwait condemns bomb attack in Iraq's Baghdad

Source: Xinhua| 2019-06-22 22:32:21|Editor: yan
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KUWAIT CITY, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday condemned a bomb attack that occurred in eastern Baghdad of Iraq.

In a cable of condolences sent to Iraqi President Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the emir expressed Kuwait's strong condemnation of the flagrant act that claimed lives of innocent people.

He affirmed solidarity with Iraq and measures it may take to preserve the country's security and stability and wished a quick recovery for the injured.

At least three people were killed and more than 15 others injured on Friday in a bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad, a source of Iraqi Interior Ministry said, denying initial reports of a suicide bomb.

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