Iraq suicide attack: 47 dead, dozens injured in blast south of Baghdad | MSNBC - 0 views
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Iraq suicide attack: 47 dead, dozens injured in blast south of Baghdad
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BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens
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No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of an ISIS attack.
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militant group and other Sunni militants frequently use car bombs and suicide attacks to target public areas and government buildings
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He added that up to 65 other people were wounded and nearly 50 cars were damaged. Hillah is located about 60 miles south of Baghdad.
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Iraq has seen a spike in violence in the past month with suicide attacks in and outside Baghdad, all claimed by the ISIS, killing more than 170 people
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ISIS controls large swaths of Iraq and neighboring Syria and has declared an Islamic “caliphate” on the territory it holds.