Pembunuhan itu terjadi sepekan setelah sedikitnya 70 orang tewas dan 110 lain cedera dalam dua serangan bom bunuh diri di dekat Universitas Mustansiriya pada 17 Januari.
The killing came a week after at least 70 people were killed and 110 others were wounded in two suicide bombings near Mustansiriya University on January 17.