20:38 (GMT+4) - Iraqi officials say gunmen have stormed a mall in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and taking hostages, Associated Press reported.
Police and medical officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters, say the gunmen set off a car bomb at the entrance to the mall on Monday before moving in. The officials say another 25 people were wounded in the attack and that three police are among the dead.
The officials estimated that 50-75 people were trapped in the mall.
20:00 (GMT+4) - Gunmen in Iraq kill seven people and injure 22 before taking several hostages in Baghdad shopping centre, BBC reported Jan 11.