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Apr192013

Iraq (and Beyond) Live: Dozens Killed in Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Cafe


             

 DateFriday, April 19, 2013 at 9:42 | AuthorScott Lucas in , ,

0845 GMT: Up to 27 people have reportedly been killed and dozens more injured in a suicide bombing in a Baghdad cafe, according to a Ministry of Interior source.

The bomber walked into the popular Dubai Cafe, crowded with young people late Thursday, and detonated explosives.

With provincial elections scheduled this weekend, about 110 people have died in violence in the last five days.

The Dubai Cafe is on the third floor of a mini-mall in the predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of Amiriyah. An Islamic studies centre, affiliated with the Iraqi Islamic Party, part of the main Sunni political bloc, is located below.

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