The official said the bombing was clear evidence of the weakness of the security apparatus in the capital. A statement posted on Haider al-Abadi's Facebook page said he had fired the commanders of military operations, the security services and intelligence in the capital. Islamic State has also claimed a triple suicide attack late on Thursday near a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, which killed at least 35 people, according to security sources. Iraq's prime minister dismissed three officials in charge of Baghdad's security on Friday after last weekend's bombing that killed nearly 300 people and caused public outrage over the inadequacy of emergency services and the security apparatus. The bombing, claimed by the ultra-hardline Sunni militant group Islamic State, was the deadliest in Iraq since US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein 13 years ago.

Source: The Star July 08, 2016 14:03 UTC