At least 6 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq's Baghdad
Xinhua, February 7, 2015 Adjust font size:
At least six people were killed and 21 wounded in a suicide bombing attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, a police source said.
The attack occurred early in the day when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a popular restaurant in New Baghdad district in southeastern part of the capital, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The toll could rise as ambulances and police vehicles evacuated the casualties to nearby hospitals and medical centers, the source added.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack but the Islamic State militant group, in most cases, is responsible for such suicide attacks in the country.
Iraq has been gripped by some of the worst violence and terrorist attacks in years, killing at least 12,282 civilians and injuring 23,126 others in 2014, the deadliest year since the flare-up of sectarian violence in 2006-2007, according to a recent UN report. Endit