Suicide attack kills eight in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A suicide attack west of the capital, Baghdad, has killed eight people, including two women and wounded 14, Iraqi officials told AP on Wednesday. A police officer said that the bomber blew himself up the previous night among a group of anti-militant Sunni militiamen outside the city of Ramadi. The militiamen were patrolling a camp for families who had fled the months-long fighting in Ramadi between militants from an Al Qaeda spin-off group and government forces allied with Sunni tribal fighters. It was unclear if the bomber had come from the camp or followed the militiamen into it. The police officer says: “Two militiamen, three guards and three women died in the explosion.” A medical official confirmed the figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to media.