BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say evening blasts at a market in the country’s second-largest city have killed at least 10 people and wounded 35.
Two police officials say the twin blasts in the southern city of Basra came within minutes of each other at the al-Ashaar market on Saturday evening. They say the blasts were caused by a roadside bomb and a car packed with explosives.
A health official confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
However, Basra police chief Adil Daham insists the explosions were caused by a malfunctioning power generator. Such differences are common in the immediate chaotic aftermath of explosions.
Basra is 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
