{"id":6461,"date":"2010-05-25T16:36:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2010-05-25T16:36:14","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:36:14","slug":"mass-jewelry-shop-raids-in-baghdad-iraq-as-14-people-killed-55624555","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/mass-jewelry-shop-raids-in-baghdad-iraq-as-14-people-killed-55624555\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass jewelry shop raids in Baghdad, Iraq as 14 people killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Baghdad, Iraq &#8211; Approximately a dozen armed men have raided several jewelry shops in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 14 people and leaving explosives in the shops which they raided.<\/h1>\n<h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6462\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6462 \" title=\"jewelry shops Iraq\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Jewelry-iraq-280x183.jpg\" alt=\"Jewelry shops are targeted by robbers in Iraq on a regular basis \" width=\"280\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Jewelry-iraq-280x183.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Jewelry-iraq-549x360.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Jewelry-iraq.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jewelry shops are targeted by robbers in Iraq on a regular basis <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The street which are lined with gold shops in the Bayaa district in the south-west of the Baghdad was also targeted in the past but not ate this extensive level where several shops were raided and so many people killed.<\/h2>\n<p>Reports are coming in that the majority of the dead and injured are shop owners and goldsmiths.<\/p>\n<p>A witness who spoke to Reuters news agency said &#8220;I heard an explosion and then I saw four dead bodies on the ground close to the gold shops,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An interior ministry official also confirmed that a number of bombs were defused by the authorities, on the street which is usually heavily guarded by security officers and locals.<\/p>\n<p>Robberies are still very frequent in Baghdad and some other cities in the war ridden country which is trying to get back to normal.<\/p>\n<p>There was a peak of violence during the March elections in the country but no majority was found.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the country\u2019s violence has fallen since the 2006-2007 period which saw a peak in bombings, violence and theft.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Write your thoughts and comments bellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #f00;\">Error, group does not exist! 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