Iraq interior ministry hit by suicide car bomber

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Iraq interior ministry hit by suicide car bomber

Source: BBC

At least five people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack outside Iraq's interior ministry.

At least 27 others were also injured in the attack, which officials say happened at about 04:30 GMT.

On Thursday, a series of bombings killed nearly 70 people in the capital. <snip>

The attacker rammed his explosive-laden car through the main gate when interior ministry officials opened it to allow maintenance workers in, a ministry official was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16330865

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