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Iraq PM suspends health minister after Baghdad hospital fire

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25-04-2021 | 09:39

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Iraq PM suspends health minister after Baghdad hospital fire

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi suspended the health minister and referred him for investigation after a fire at a Baghdad hospital, a government statement said on Sunday.

A fire sparked by an oxygen tank explosion killed at least 82 people and injured 110 at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients.

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