Suicide bomber kills five at Iraqi cafe: police

A suicide bomber struck a cafe north of the Iraqi city of Mosul today, killing five people and wounding another six, according to Iraqi police.

A suicide bomber struck a cafe north of the Iraqi city of Mosul today, killing five people and wounding another six, according to Iraqi police.

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The attack took place 50 kilometres north of the city Iraq’s second largest and the scene of regular bombings in a district called Sad al-Mosul, according to a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Mosul and surrounding areas have seen regular attacks despite security improvements elsewhere in the country over the past two years, in part due to ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds and local tribal rivalries.