Baghdad : A series of attacks across Baghdad, including an explosion at a weapons warehouse that set off munitions and sent a huge plume of smoke over the Iraqi capital, killed 15 people and wounded over 50, according to Iraqi officials. The attacks underscore the poor security situation in the Iraqi capital, which has been subject to several recent attacks. At least three rockets landed in eastern Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 15, officials said. The rockets that hit eastern Baghdad appear to have been set of by a blast at a weapons storage facility, according to a police official.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene said members of the powerful Shiite militia group Asaib Ahl al-Haq were present at the scene of the attack. Police officials say it is unclear which powerful Shiite militia the weapons store belonged to.
