[iraq baghdad car bomb]Wissm al-Okili/Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a suicide belt in the middle of a crowd at a park in Iskandariya, a town south of Baghdad, on Friday, killing 26 and wounding 71, said the provincial head of security, Falah al-Khafaji. The attack happened at 7:15 p.m. (1615 GMT) at the end of soccer game. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but Islamic State militants regularly launch such attacks. Iskandariya, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Baghdad, is a mixed Sunni and Shi'ite town. (Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli. Editing Stephen Kalin.) NOW WATCH: IAN BREMMER: Greece is headed for a humanitarian disaster
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