On 30 May 2017, an ice cream parlor in Karrada district of Baghdad, Iraq was attacked by an

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suicide bomber, killing at least 26 people.

Attack

The bombing took place shortly after midnight, when the car bomb that was parked near the ice cream shop detonated.

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have said the blast targeted

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followers. The bombing occurred during Ramadan and was timed to target families going out for ice cream after

iftar Iftar ( ar, translit=Iftar Ramadan, إفطار رمضان), also known as (from , , 'breakfast'), (), is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. They break their fast at the time of the call to prayer ...

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