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Baghdad suicide attack: Isis bomber kills at least 29 after football match near Iraqi capital | |
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At least 29 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in a village south of Baghdad, Iraq. | |
The suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd after a local football match near Iskandariyah, a town around 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the capital. | |
"They were just handing the trophy to the winners, the suicide attacker blew himself up in the crowd," Al-Asriya, a police captain from the village, told Agence France Presse, the Daily Mail reported. | |
More than 50 were injured in the blast, he added. | |
Medical officials confirmed the death toll, which could rise. | |
Isis militants were behind the attack, the terror group's Amaq news agency has said. | |
The group has been waging a campaign of suicide bombings in and around the capital as Iraqi forces and their allies battle the militants in the north and west of the country. | |
Additional reporting by agencies |