{"id":749,"date":"2017-09-15T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/iraq-attack-death-toll-rises-to-84\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:16:11","slug":"iraq-attack-death-toll-rises-to-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iraq-attack-death-toll-rises-to-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq attack death toll rises to 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">The death toll has mounted to more than 80 killed in a Daesh-claimed attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shia Muslim pilgrims, Iraqi officials said Friday.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"63\">\n<p>\n\tEighty-four people were killed and 93 people were injured in the attack in Nasiriyah, in Iraq&#8217;s southern Dhiqar province Thursday evening, according to Provincial Gov. Yahya al-Nassiri. Among them, eight Iranians were killed and 16 wounded, AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNassiri added that the province&#8217;s director of intelligence was removed and the Interior Ministry called for him to be investigated.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe attack began as a shooting at a checkpoint and restaurant along the main road that connects the province to Baghdad, followed by two suicide bombers, one driving an explosives-laden car.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt left a trail of destruction, with charred bodies scattered on the ground near the burnt-out wrecks of cars, buses and trucks.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe attack was quickly claimed by the Daesh terror group, which appears to be switching to terrorist attacks after suffering a string of setbacks on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIraq&#8217;s top Shia religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani condemned the attack Friday calling on Iraq&#8217;s central government and local leaders &#8220;to undertake responsibly and professionally the protection of citizens from terrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUN envoy Jan Kubis condemned the &#8220;cowardly twin attacks&#8230; which resulted in numerous civilian casualties, including many pilgrims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi The death toll has mounted to more than 80 killed in a Daesh-claimed attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shia Muslim pilgrims, Iraqi officials said Friday. 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