6 killed in Iraq suicide attack

Suicide bomber kills six people in western Baghdad

The bomber detonated an explosive belt in Iskan area, which left wighteen people wounded

The attack happened when a small group of Shia pilgrims were preparing for the holy month of Muharram in a tent

Six people have been killed in suicide bomb attack in Baghdad on Sunday, September 25, a security spokesman said.

According to Daily Mail, the bomber detonated an explosive belt in the Iskan area, which left 18 people wounded.

ISIS has however claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Baghdad, ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency reports.

The bomber struck when a small group of Shia pilgrims were preparing for the holy month of Muharram in a tent, an Iraqi police source told CNN.

The attack is coming a day after militants killed 12 people in gun and bomb attacks claimed by IS in the city of Tikrit.

Iraqi forces are preparing for a push on Mosul, the last IS-held city in the country, after regaining much of the territory the jihadist group seized in June 2014.

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