A suicide bomber detonated himself in a crowded Baghdad restaurant Thursday morning at approximately 9:30 local time (0630 GMT ). 35 were reportedly killed and 25 wounded in the blast. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The restaurant was frequented by US-backed Iraqi security forces, often the target of Sunni Arab rebels and Islamist Al-Qaeda groups. A police officer said that at least four Iraqi police patrols were in the restaurant at the time of the bombing. The attack came just a day after the bombing of hotels in Amman , Jordan, attacks also claimed by Al-Qaeda.
A suicide bomber detonated himself in a crowded Baghdad restaurant Thursday morning at approximately 9:30 local time (0630 ). 35 were reportedly killed and 25 wounded in the blast. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The restaurant was frequented by -backed Iraqi security forces, often the target of Sunni Arab rebels and Al-Qaeda groups. A police officer said that at least four Iraqi police patrols were in the restaurant at the time of the bombing. The attack came just a day after the bombing of hotels in , Jordan, attacks also claimed by Al-Qaeda.
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