Shafaq News/ Babel police command denied reports of attacking a bus carrying fighters of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) in Abi Gharaq sub-district.

The police refuted in a press release the reports circulating on social media about an attack against a group of PMF fighters in the Abi Gharaq sub-district.

The statement explained that a verbal altercation developed into a fistfight between a PMF fighter and a Land Cruiser driver. The two men disengaged without further developments, and a complaint was filed at the police station.

The police department urged social media users to avoid sharing unfounded news that are not released by official parties.