A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a
football stadium south of the Iraqi capital
Baghdad, killing at least 30 people and injuring
95 others.
football stadium south of the Iraqi capital
Baghdad, killing at least 30 people and injuring
95 others.
The blast in Iskandariya happened in the early
evening on Friday at the end of an amateur
football game, Falah al-Khafaji, the head of
security for Babel province, said.
evening on Friday at the end of an amateur
football game, Falah al-Khafaji, the head of
security for Babel province, said.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) -
which controls large areas of the country's
north and west - later claimed responsibility for
the attack.
which controls large areas of the country's
north and west - later claimed responsibility for
the attack.
Mobile phone footage widely shared by Iraqis
on social media showed players in football kits
gathering to collect trophies and footballs as at
least one child stood nearby.
on social media showed players in football kits
gathering to collect trophies and footballs as at
least one child stood nearby.
One man throws a new football to the crowd,
before the camera shakes violently and the
footage ends, at what witnesses said was the
moment a bomber in the crowd detonated an
explosives belt.
before the camera shakes violently and the
footage ends, at what witnesses said was the
moment a bomber in the crowd detonated an
explosives belt.
Al Jazeera
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