Eight Iraqis killed in shelling officials blame on Turkey

At least eight civilians have been killed in a Turkish shelling in Iraqi Kurdistan, local officials say

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20 July, 2022

At least eight civilians were killed and 20 wounded in northern Iraq [Getty]

At least eight civilians were killed and 20 wounded in northern Iraq on Wednesday, when shelling attributed to neighbouring Turkey hit a park in autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, two officials said.

Five people were killed in Turkish shelling on the border, including a child, a woman and an Arab tourist, and about 20 others were wounded, Mushir Bashir, the mayor of Zakho, told AFP.

A local government official gave a similar account.