The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Islamic State claims deadly bombing

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The Islamic State group claimed responsibi­lity for a bombing that targeted a police station in Baghdad’s center Friday night, and Iraqi officials said the blast killed four people and wounded eight. The attack was carried out by a suicide car bomber, according to police and hospital officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulation­s. They put the death toll at four. But Saad Mann, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry and Baghdad Operations Command,said only three were killed in the bombing. He said all those killed were policemen and did not offer any informatio­n as to the number of injured.

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