By Mariwan Faydullah Salihi
Erbil - At least ten Peshmerga fighters were wounded in car bomb explosion west of Duhok on Monday October 5, reports Aswat al-Iraq news agency.“A suicide bomber blew up a car rigged with explosive targeting a convoy carrying 32 Peshmerga fighters on Monday afternoon (Oct. 5) near Shaalan village, Rabiyaa district, west of Duhok,” Khedr Rashwa, the mayor of Shnono district, tells Aswat al-Iraq.
“The blast wounded ten fighters, who were sent to hospitals in Duhok and Zakho for treatment,” he adds to the news agency.
Meanwhile, a source from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) informs Aswat al-Iraq in Mosul that the blast wounded ten persons who were rushed to Duhok hospitals for treatment.
PUKmedia reports 25 Peshmerga were wounded in the suicide attack (Photo: Pukmedia.com).
© Rudaw / Awsat al-Iraq
