Iraq Cancels Ramadan Celebrations Following Bomb Attack

Baghdad, Iraq, 30 Ramadan 1437/05 July 2016  (MINA)  –  Iraq canceled celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan on Monday, following a terror attack that killed more than 200 people in Baghdad.

“We will not make a celebration in this year’s Mubarak Ramadan festival due to respect for our martyrs and injured,” President Fuad Masum was quoted by Anadolu Agency as saying in a statement.

He called on the security forces to increase anti-terror measures and called for the return of parliament after Eid al-Fitr.

On Sunday, 204 people were killed in a bomb attack in Al-Karada.

Another attack also hit the city’s Al-Shaab, leaving five dead.

Daesh claimed responsibility for the Al-Karada attack and three days of national mourning were announced.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan phoned Masum to offer an eid greeting and repeat his condolences. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)