The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)

Over 80 dead in Isis attack

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The death toll has risen to more than 80 after an Islamic State-claimed attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shiite Muslim pilgrims, Iraqi officials said.

A total of 84 people were killed and 93 injured in the attack in Nasiriyah, Thi Qar province, according to provincial governor Yahya al-Nassiri.

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