Death toll rises to eight in blast near Baghdad bridge

The death toll rose to eight in a car bomb near a major bridge over the Tigris River in southern Baghdad on Saturday morning, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"A car bomb parking near the entrance of the al-Jadriyah Bridge in Saydiyah neighborhood in southern Baghdad detonated suddenly, leaving eight people killed and 11 others wounded," the source said on condition of anonymity.

Earlier, the source said one civilian were killed and three others injured.

The blast also damaged some cars nearby and the extent of damage to the bridge was not immediately clear.

However, some media reports said a suicide car bomb went off on the bridge, killing at least 10 people and wounded 15 others.

It was the second attack on a major bridge in Baghdad this week.

On Thursday morning, a suicide truck bombing hit the al- Sarafiya bridge, killing at least five people and wounding 18 others.

The huge explosion totally damaged the steel structure of the bridge, sending at least five civilian cars tumbling into the Tigris River.

Source: Xinhua