Baghdad suicide bombing leaves 8 dead

At least eight people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, a security official said.

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“A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up close to stalls at the crowded Jamila market,” said the senior police officer, who asked not to be named.

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There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

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A medical source confirmed that the nearby Al-Kindi hospital had received eight bodies.

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The attack took place at around 9pm (10pm UAE), at a time when many Iraqis have broken their Ramadan fast and take to the streets.

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Devastated by years of conflict, Iraq in 2017 declared victory over Islamic State jihadists after a gruelling months-long campaign to dismantle their self-declared “caliphate”.

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But sleeper cells have remained active, attacking civilians and security forces across the country.

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Explosions in several Shiite-majority districts in Iraq’s capital in November killed six people, most of them civilians.

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A twin suicide bombing in Baghdad in January last year killed 31 people, the second such attack in three days.

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