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Suicide bombers target Iraqi gas plant Iraq conflict: IS suicide bombers hit Taji gas plant
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A suicide attack on an Iraqi gas factory near Baghdad has killed at least 11 people and wounded many others, officials say. A suicide attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a gas factory near Baghdad has killed at least 11 people and wounded many more, Iraqi officials say.
Early on Sunday a car blew up at the entrance of the facility in Taji, a northern suburb of the capital. Early on Sunday a car blew up at the entrance of the facility in Taji, about 20km (12 miles) north of the capital.
Six attackers wearing explosive vests then entered the plant, where they clashed with security forces. Six attackers wearing explosive vests then entered the plant and clashed with security forces, the officials say.
Officials blamed the attack on the Islamic State (IS) group, which holds parts of western and northern Iraq. IS, which holds large parts of western and northern Iraq, have staged a number of attack in Baghdad recently.
In the worst violence in the city this year, car bombs killed 93 people in a market in a Shia Muslim area of Baghdad on Wednesday.