6 killed in attacks in Iraqi capital Friday

By Ibrahim Salih

BAGHDAD

At least six people, including a soldier, were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday.

A sniper opened fire on soldiers manning a checkpoint in southern Baghdad, killing a soldier and injuring three others, police officer Nader al-Janabi told Anadolu Agency.

Two civilians were killed and six others injured in a bomb blast in al-Zafarana district in south-eastern Baghdad, he said.

Three more civilians were killed and seven others injured in two bomb blasts in southern and northern Baghdad, according to al-Janabi.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks.

Iraqi officials often blame the attacks on the Daesh terrorist group, which overran vast swathes of territory in Iraq in 2014.

*Anadolu Agency Correspondent Mohamed Sabry contributed to this report from Egypt