15 killed in Iraq wedding attack, IS claims responsibility

At least 15 people were killed and 16 others were injured in a suicide attack, claimed by the Islamic State (IS), during a wedding party in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, media reports on Monday. The statement released by the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said four suicide attackers targeted a Shia gathering late on Sunday. One bomber opened fire and threw grenades on the wedding party in Ayn-Tamur town of the city. There were five suicide bombers wearing explosive vests, who also opened fire, but security forces shot four of them dead before they could detonate their bombs, Iraqi authorities said. The attacker who targeted the wedding sprayed the crowd with automatic firing and threw hand grenades before detonating his suicide vest, officials said. Town authorities have intensified security measures as reinforcement troops arrived from Karbala, 110 km from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.