, while pointing to the armed intruders dressed in security uniforms.

"The Iraqi security forces managed to evacuate the building of the Ministry of Justice and take out all staff from it after being able to control it,” the source told "Shafaq News".

"The process of the attack ended with the death of 12 people and wounding 35 others, as the armed intruders were wearing uniforms of protections of facilities,” he added.

The gunmen managed to storm the building of the Iraqi Ministry of Justice after a series of organized attacks by car bombs followed by an attack by gunmen wearing explosive belts.