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               Islamists Claim Responsibility for Baghdad Attack

   by VOA News

   Islamic State extremists have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb
   attack on a state-run gas facility north of Baghdad Sunday that killed
   11 people and wounded 21 more.

   A suicide bomber exploded a car near the front gate of the gas
   production facility at around 6 a.m. local time. Following the
   explosion, another van carrying at least six more terrorists wearing
   explosive vests gained access to the facility.

   After about an hour of shooting, security forces were able to
   neutralize the men. But not before they were able to set fire to three
   of the facility's gas storage containers, a spokesman for Baghdad
   Operations Command said.

   The IS-affiliated Aamaq news service reported that a group of
   "caliphate soldiers" were responsible for the attack.

   Some material for this report came from AP and Reuters.
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