Suicide bomber strikes at Iraq restaurant
An injured man is transferred to a hospital in Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, after a suicide bomber struck at the Abdullah restaurant a few miles outside the city. At least 50 people were killed in the attack, the most deadly violence in Iraq in months. (Khalil Al-A’Nei / EPA)
Medics treat a woman wounded in the restaurant bombing at a hospital in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. (Yahya Ahmed / Associated Press)
Damage was widespread in the popular Abdullah restaurant, which was crowded with diners who had come for meetings and holiday meals. At least 50 people were killed and scores were injured in the suicide bombing. (Marwan Ibrahim / AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. troops inspect damage to the restaurant outside Kirkuk. The city is a center of contention among Arab, Kurd and Turkmen Iraqis, but overall violence in the country has been reduced in recent months. (Emad Matti / Associated Press)
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Iraqi soldiers guard the entrance to the Abdullah restaurant, a popular gathering spot, after the suicide bombing. (Marwan Ibrahim / AFP/Getty Images)