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Toll from IS suicide bombing at Iraq stadium climbs to 41 UN chief offers condolences to Iraq after IS stadium bombing
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BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium that was claimed by the Islamic State group has climbed to 41, with another 105 people wounded. BAGHDAD — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his condolences on Saturday to the families and friends of the 41 people killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium in Iraq, adding that the “the international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage.”
The security and public health officials provided the updated toll Saturday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. Speaking during an official visit to Iraq Saturday, Ban said that the battle against the Islamic State group — which claimed attack — must comply with international law, noting continued reports of arbitrary arrests and killings in IS-liberated areas.
The bombing took place Friday during a match in the small stadium in the city of Iskanderiyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the capital, Baghdad. IS claimed the attack, saying it had targeted Shiite militiamen. Friday’s bombing took place during a match in a small stadium in the city of Iskanderiyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the capital, Baghdad. The bombing killed 41 people and wounded 105, security and health officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
The extremist group has lost ground in recent months in Iraq and Syria, but has struck back with a series of large attacks targeting civilians. IS claimed this week’s attacks in Brussels, which killed 31 people. The president of the world football federation FIFA, Gianni Infantino, also offered his condolences to those killed. “Around the world, football unites people. It is a very sad day, when people, going to a match together, become the victims of such violence,” he said in a statement.
IS has lost ground in recent months in Iraq and Syria, but has struck back in a series of large attacks targeting civilians.
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