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Iraq conflict: IS suicide bombers hit Taji gas plant Iraq conflict: IS suicide bombers hit Taji gas plant
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A suicide attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a gas factory near Baghdad has killed at least 14 people and wounded many more, Iraqi officials say. The Islamic State (IS) group has staged a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people were killed and 20 wounded, Iraqi officials say.
The attack began with a car bomb at the entrance of the facility in Taji, about 20km (12 miles) north of the capital. The assault began when three car bombs exploded at the gate of the plant in Taji, north of the capital.
Several gunmen wearing explosive vests then entered the plant and fought with security forces, the officials say. Six men wearing explosive belts rushed in and blew up gas tanks, before security forces won back the facility.
IS, which controls large parts of western and northern Iraq, says it carried out the assault. IS, which controls large parts of western and northern Iraq, has stepped up attacks in Baghdad recently.
An Iraqi military spokesman told Reuters news agency that three of the facility's gas tanks had been set alight but that security forces were able to bring the situation under control. It has claimed the latest incident, which began after dawn at the Taji facility, 20km (12 miles) north of Baghdad.
The Sunni Muslim jihadist group has stepped attack in Baghdad recently. A fireball shot up into the air as the three gas tanks were blown up by the militants who stormed the plant.
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. Those killed in the blasts are reported to include workers as well as members of the security forces.
Divisions among Iraq's political factions has prevented the formation of a new cabinet. The deadlock has raised concerns about the government's ability to fight IS. BBC Arab affairs analyst Sebastian Usher says that although IS has suffered recent setbacks in both Iraq and Syria, such an elaborate attack close to Baghdad underlines the threat the group still poses.
It comes four days after car bombs killed 93 people in a market in a Shia Muslim area of Baghdad on Wednesday.
The attack - the deadliest in the capital so far this year - was claimed by IS,
Meanwhile, Iraq remains in political crisis.
Divisions among political factions has prevented the formation of a new cabinet. The deadlock has raised concerns about the government's ability to fight IS.