At least 18 die in suicide attack at Baghdad mall

At least 18 people are dead after gunmen stormed into a shopping centre in Baghdad after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance.

Around 50 people have been injured in the attack on the shopping centre in the city’s mainly Shi’ite east, Iraqi officials said.

Officials initially described the attack as a hostage situation, estimating that 50 people were trapped inside the complex.