Iraq PM says opponents spreading fake news of bombings
Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday charged that some of his opponents were disseminating fake reports of bombings in Baghdad to undermine him.
Abadi, who has faced relentless challenges from within his own bloc and across the political spectrum since taking the helm in 2014, said media outlets had been fed reports of bombings that never happened.
"There are parties exaggerating the situation... I always say that one fallen martyr is one too many, but spreading fear among the people, that's called a fifth column," he told reporters.
A suicide car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 35 people in northeastern Baghdad on Monday, multiple security and hospital sources told AFP.
However, a number of other smaller bombings were reported by local news outlets and on social media subsequently across Baghdad, and Abadi claimed these reports were fabricated.
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Though it's bad over there, at times, I've wondered if some stories are fabricated.
