The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced that 150 people were injured due to fireworks and indiscriminate shooting during the celebration of New Year’s Eve in the capital, Baghdad alone, while the death toll remains likely to rise.
“The number of initial injuries in Baghdad as a result of fireworks and indiscriminate throwing has reached 150, including no less than 20 injuries in the eyes,” said ministry spokesman Saif Al-Badr, in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency, stressing that “there have been no deaths so far.”
Fireworks are launched as an expression of joy and joy, on several occasions, such as New Year’s, but using them incorrectly portends many risks that reach the point of death.
Meanwhile, Director of Civil Defense Media, Jawdat Abdel Rahman, revealed to the “Iraqi News Agency” that “Baghdad and the provinces witnessed 45 fires during the New Year’s Eve celebration,” noting that “20 of those incidents were caused by fireworks”
