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Baghdad suicide bomber kills at least 14

A suicide bomber has targeted a majority Shi'ite area of Baghdad, killing at least 14 people.

A suicide bomber has attacked a Shi'ite-majority area of north Baghdad, killing at least 14 people, security and medical officials say.

The blast on Monday in Kadhimiyah, which is home to a revered Shi'ite shrine, also wounded at least 43 people.

The bomber struck near vendors selling goods on the pavement in the district's crowded Aden Square, it was reported.

Blood stains were still visible on the ground.

It is the second suicide bombing to hit the capital in three days. On Saturday, an attack inside a restaurant in the Baghdad Jadida area killed at least 23 people.

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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Monday attack, but suicide bombings are a tactic almost exclusively employed by Sunni extremists in Iraq, including jihadists of the Islamic State group.

IS spearheaded an offensive that swept through large areas north and west of Baghdad last June, and Iraqi forces are battling to regain ground with support from US-led air strikes.

A roadside bomb also exploded in a commercial district in the Shi'ite-majority Husseiniyah area near Baghdad on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding at least seven.

Militants often target crowded places like restaurants, squares and markets to maximise casualties.

Sunni extremists consider Shi'ites to be heretics, and frequently target them with deadly bombings.


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