AP, Baghdad :
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police check point Thursday in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people, officials said.
The dead included seven policemen and five civilians, a police officer said. At least 28 other people were wounded.
The attack took place in the largely Shiite eastern neighborhood of Talibiyah. A medical official confirmed the causality figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as
they were not authorized to release information to the media.
The heavily guarded capital has been under nearly daily attacks by Sunni militants who have overrun vast areas in western and northern Iraq (as well as neighboring Syria) since early this year. The Islamic State group, an al-Qaida breakaway group, and other Sunni militant groups have vowed to destabilize and eventually take over Baghdad.
Dozens of people have been killed in attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad over the past few days. No group has taken credit for Thursday’s attack.
