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| Iraq suicide bomb attack kills 21 | Iraq suicide bomb attack kills 21 |
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| A suicide bomber has attacked a celebratory feast in Baghdad's western Abu Ghraib district, killing at least 21 people, according to police. | A suicide bomber has attacked a celebratory feast in Baghdad's western Abu Ghraib district, killing at least 21 people, according to police. |
| Another 29 people are reported to have been injured when the attacker detonated an explosive vest. | Another 29 people are reported to have been injured when the attacker detonated an explosive vest. |
| Initial reports say the banquet was being attended by police and members of the Sunni "Awakening" group, which opposes al-Qaeda. | Initial reports say the banquet was being attended by police and members of the Sunni "Awakening" group, which opposes al-Qaeda. |
| The guests were celebrating the release of a local man from US detention. | |
| The attack took place at around 2030 local time (1730 GMT), according to an Interior Ministry official. | |
| Abu Ghraib is a mainly Sunni district between central Baghdad and Fallujah. | Abu Ghraib is a mainly Sunni district between central Baghdad and Fallujah. |
| Al-Qaeda has warned that it will target members of Sunni Awakening groups, which have sprung up across Iraq, and which are supported and financed by the United States military. | |
| Awakening groups first appeared in the western province of Anbar in 2006 when Sunni tribal leaders started to turn against Al-Qaeda. |