Four dead, 15 wounded in Baghdad blast

At least four people have been killed in a suicide attack in Baghdad.

At least four people have been killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack targeting a predominantly Shi'ite district of Baghdad.

Iraq's National Security media centre said the attacker had detonated an explosive vest after being besieged by security forces at the entrance to the Saqlawiyah public garden in the Shula district of northwest Baghdad.

This resulted in the death and injury of "a number of civilians", it said.

Thursday's attack took place during the holy month of Ramadan, when people typically gather in cafes late into the evening to eat and relax before resuming the fast at dawn.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, in a statement from the group's Amaq news agency. It said the attack had killed 15 people and injured 19.

Iraq declared victory over the hardline Sunni militant group in December 2017. Although the group has largely been defeated, it continues to carry out sporadic attacks and operate limited cells in the country, particularly in the north, around Iraq's second city Mosul.


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