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Suicide bombings in and around Baghdad kill 31
A woman walks past the site of car bomb attack in Baghdad's Jadida district

Baghdad - Another suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, police said.

By AP

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Published: Fri 10 Jun 2016, 5:43 PM

Two suicide attacks in and around the Iraqi capital on Thursday killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens, officials said.
The deadliest attack took place in a commercial area in Baghdad. At least 19 civilians were killed and 35 wounded, police said.
Another suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, police said. Seven civilians and five troops were killed in the attack in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometres north of the capital, a police officer said. At least 28 people were wounded, he added.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the media.
In an online statement, the Daesh group claimed responsibility for the attack in the New Baghdad neighbourhood, saying it targeted militia members. It later claimed responsibility for the Taji bombing in a second online statement, saying it was targeting the Iraqi army.
The Associated Press could not verify the authenticity of the statements, but they were posted on a militant website commonly used by the extremists.
The militant group often targets Iraq's civilians, security forces and government officials. Baghdad has seen near-daily attacks in recent weeks.
The deadly attacks in the capital and beyond are seen by Iraqi officials as an attempt by the militants to distract the security forces' attention from the front lines. The attacks came a day after Iraqi special forces pushed into the Daesh-held city of Fallujah in a large-scale military operation launched last month.


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