Suicide attack kills at least six civilians in Iraq

A suicide bombing in Iraq has targeted the Shiite sacred city of Karbala, killing at least six civilians, in the latest attempt by the Islamic State group to distract from the government forces' offensive on the IS-held northern city of Mosul.

According to Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan, six suicide bombers tried to sneak into Karbala from its western outskirts earlier in the day but security forces detected and killed five of them.