Dozens Killed, Wounded in Fuel Truck Bombing in Iraq

A suicide attack in the Iraqi city of Hilla on Sunday has killed at least 47 people and wounded scores of others. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing. A police official said the attacker drove an explosives-filled fuel truck into a security checkpoint about 115 kilometers south of Baghdad. The checkpoint was filled with dozens of cars awaiting entrance into the city. Civilians and security personnel were among the dead. More than 40 people were...

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