Car Explosion Kills 2 People, Injures 15 More In Iraq's Tikrit - Source

DAMASCUS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th November, 2018) A car explosion in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit left two people killed and 15 more injured, a source in the Iraqi security bodies told Sputnik.

"Two people died, 15 were injured as a result of the car explosion near a restaurant in the city of Tikrit," the source said.

The source added that the incident had occurred in the center of the city.

No organization has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

The situation in Iraq has been highly unstable for several years due to activities of the Islamic State (IS) terror group (outlawed in Russia). The jihadists are staging regular attacks on Iraqi troops and civilians.