IS takes credit for suicide attack in Baghdad suburb

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AP Baghdad
Last Updated : Nov 28 2017 | 5:50 PM IST
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a double suicide attack that killed 11 people.
In an online statement issued today, the extremist group says two suicide bombers yesterday targeted Shiites in Baghdad's southeastern suburb of Nahrawan.
The authenticity of the statement could not be immediately verified by The Associated Press.
Iraqi officials said two attackers started shooting civilians in a popular shopping area, before blowing themselves up.
They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
IS has carried out insurgent-style attacks in Iraq as the extremists have slowly lost territory across the country over the past three years.

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First Published: Nov 28 2017 | 5:50 PM IST

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