Islamic State truck bomb kills 60 in Iraq
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack with an explosives-laden fuel tanker on an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 70, medical and security officials say.
Responsibility for Sundayās bombing was claimed in a post on the website of the Amaq news agency, which supports the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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āA martyrās operation with a truck bomb hit the Babylon Ruins checkpoint at the entrance of the city of Hilla, killing and wounding dozens,ā the statement on the Amaq website said.
Hilla is the capital of Babylon province, a predominantly Shiāite region with some Sunni presence.
āItās the largest bombing in the province to date,ā Falah al-Radhi, the head of the provincial security committee, told Reuters.
āThe checkpoint, the nearby police station were destroyed as well as some houses and dozens of cars.ā
A provincial hospital official confirmed the number of casualties. Many had suffered burn injuries.
