Dozens dead in Baghdad suicide blast
A suicide driver has rammed his explosive-laden car into a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing 31 people, including more than a dozen civilians, en route to a Shia shrine. Police and hospital officials told the AP news agency that at least 13 civilians had been killed in the blast and 58 were injured. The Islamic […]A suicide driver has rammed his explosive-laden car into a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing 31 people, including more than a dozen civilians, en route to a Shia shrine. Police and hospital officials told the AP news agency that at least 13 civilians had been killed in the blast and 58 were injured.
The Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack, one of the deadliest in a recent string of bombings in the capital. IS has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings in Baghdad, including several on Saturday which killed 27 people.
