Published November 23, 2014
BAGHDAD Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb explosion at an outdoor market south of Baghdad has killed seven people.
Police officials say the attack took place Sunday morning in the busy market in the town of Youssifiyah, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the capital. They say the blast killed seven people and wounded 16.
A medical official confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
Iraq is facing its worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops as the Islamic State group is in control of about a third of the country. U.S.-led airstrikes now target the militants in Iraq and in Syria.
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Iraq: Condemning Destruction of Shrine, UNESCO Urges End to Cultural Cleansing
28 October 2014 The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) strongly condemned the destruction of the Imam Dur shrine in the governorate of Salah-e-Din in Iraq, and called for an end to such acts of cultural cleansing.
Such acts are war crimes, said Irina Bokova, noting in a press release that the destruction of the Imam Dur Mausoleum is not an isolated case.
The cultural cleansing underway in Iraq must stop. The persecution of ethnic and religious minorities, combined with the systematic destruction of some of the most iconic representations of Iraqs rich and diverse heritage, testifies to an ideology of hatred and exclusion, she added.
Hailing the shrine which was built during the eleventh century A.D. as one of the emblematic representations of Islamic architecture of its time, the Director-General said that the perpetrators must be held accountable for their actions.
Ms. Bokova lamented that the intentional targeting and systematic destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq was reaching unprecedented levels. Over the past months, we have witnessed similar attacks on historical buildings, in particular mosques, churches and shrines, she noted.
UNESCO stands by all Iraqis in their efforts to safeguard their heritage, a heritage for mankind, she added.
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