Iraqi ministry of culture targeted in twin Baghdad bombings

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — A bomb detonated Sunday near the Iraqi ministry of culture in Baghdad, but officials say the explosion caused no casualties.
 
The incident at the ministry coincided with another Baghdad explosion that security sources are reporting may have killed several people.  
 
Ministry spokeswoman Zahra al-Jubouri told Rudaw officials believe the bomb was planted on a car inside a garage belonging to the ministry. “The bomb was linked to one of the ministry’s cars and after entering the garage it was detonated,” she said.
 
Meanwhile, the second, deadly car bomb explosion occurred in Baghdad’s Rasafa district, with an exact casualty figure still unknown.
 
Baghdad and outlying areas see near-daily bombings. Many of them are later claimed by the Islamic State group, which seized large parts of the country during a stunning 2014 blitz offensive.