Death Toll In Car Explosion In Iraq's Tikrit Rises To 5 - Security Forces

DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th November, 2018) The number of people who were killed by a car explosion in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit increased up to five, the Iraqi security services' press service told Sputnik on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, a source in the Iraqi security bodies told Sputnik that the explosion in the center of Tikrit had killed two people.

"The terror attack with the use of the mined car ... in Tikrit in the province of Saladin left five people dead and 16 injured," the press service said.

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.