2024-01-17 21:56:15
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Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported, on Thursday, that an armed person opened fire on a policeman and an employee inside Al-Imam Al-Kazemin City Hospital in the capital, Baghdad, before committing suicide.
The Ministry issued a clarification today regarding what happened yesterday at Al-Imam Al-Kazemin Hospital, and said that an unknown person opened fire on a policeman at night, wounding him “seriously” and wounding another employee before he committed suicide following being surrounded by security forces.
The Ministry added in its statement that an investigation was immediately launched into the circumstances of the accident, confirming that the hospital will continue to provide its various health services normally.
Earlier yesterday evening, Wednesday, security sources told Shafaq News Agency, “An administrative employee at Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital attacked the Doctors’ House following a quarrel occurred between him and the assistant director of Al-Kadhimiya Hospital 3 days ago.”
She explained that “one of the members confronted him and was subsequently injured,” noting that “the armed employee was surrounded inside a structure on the approach to the incident for the purpose of arresting him.”
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