This Article is From Jul 23, 2015

Islamic State Claims Baghdad Car Blast that Killed 20

Islamic State Claims Baghdad Car Blast that Killed 20

File Photo: Members of the Islamic State militant group.

Baghdad:

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility today for a suicide car bombing in a mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad that killed at least 20 people the day before.

In a statement posted online, the Sunni militant group said it had targeted a security checkpoint in the al-Shurta al-Rabaa neighbourhood.
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