Eleven killed in Baghdad suicide blast

At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide attack against an Interior Ministry building in central Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

A police officer said the suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the gate of the intelligence headquarters in the Karrada district of the capital, killing six civilians and five security personnel.

He added that 24 other people were wounded.

A medical official confirmed the casualty figures.

Since early this year, Iraq has been facing a growing Sunni insurgency with the Islamic State group and allied Sunni militants who have taken over areas in the country’s west and north.

The crisis has worsened since June when the group declared an Islamic state, or caliphate, in territory under its control.