Sep 25, 2016

A suicide bomber killed six people in western Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi security spokesman said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

The bombing in the Iskan area also wounded 18 people, according to a statement from security spokesman Saad Maan.

IS claimed the attack in a statement, saying it was carried out by an Iraqi national wearing an explosive vest who had successfully penetrated security measures.1

tacks in Iraq (photo by: AFP)

The Baghdad attack came a day after militants killed 12 people in gun and bomb attacks claimed by IS in the northern city of Tikrit.