14 killed in Iraq suicide bombing claimed by IS

June 24, 2015 20:14

A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a gathering of Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders, killing 14 people in an attack claimed Wednesday by the Islamic State group, police said.

"Fourteen people were killed and at least 24 wounded," a police captain said of the Tuesday night bombing in the Baladruz area of Diyala province, north of Baghdad.

A medical source at the Baladruz hospital confirmed the toll.

The bomber struck "a gathering of notables and figures, most of them from the Al-Nida tribe," the officer said.

An army colonel said that the Al-Nida -- a major Sunni tribe in Diyala province -- had supported the government against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.

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