Workers clear debris the morning after a reported gas tanker explosion in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, that killed at least nine people and injured around 13 others, on Oct. 30, 2022. (Credit: Sabah Arar/AFP)
BAGHDAD — Ten people were killed and more than 20 wounded in an explosion in east Baghdad on Saturday, according to security and medical sources.
The explosion took place in a garage near a football stadium and a café, when an explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated, leading to another explosion of a gas tanker that was close by, the security sources said.
Most of the victims were amateurs playing football in their neighborhood stadium.
A military statement said a gas tanker exploded in a garage in east Baghdad causing a number of casualties and security forces are investigating the cause of the explosion, without giving further details.