Iraq footballers stumble as Baghdad rocked by bombs
It was the 60-minute mark in Iraq's football friendly against Liberia and fans in Baghdad were nervously hoping against hope that their national side would ward off defeat. Then explosions just a short distance from the stadium yanked their minds back to what is an all-too-familiar story in the violence-plagued city. Two car bombs went […]It was the 60-minute mark in Iraq's football friendly against Liberia and fans in Baghdad were nervously hoping against hope that their national side would ward off defeat.
Then explosions just a short distance from the stadium yanked their minds back to what is an all-too-familiar story in the violence-plagued city.
Two car bombs went off about 20 minutes apart at used car dealerships in Habibiyah, both echoing through the stadium as Iraq battled to overcome a 1-0 deficit on Monday afternoon.
