‘Kiss of death’ kills Iraqi officer

A suicide bomber on Sunday used a “kiss of death” to kill an Iraqi Army officer who was guarding a roadblock in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday, security officials said.

The bomber approached the officer with a big smile and gave him hug as if he was a friend, then blew himself up, the police officer Hamid al-Juburi said.

Another two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the blast, Army Colonel Ahmad Saeed said.

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Suicide blast at Pakistani MP’s house: 30 die

At least 30 people were killed and over a hundred others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at PML (Nawaz) leader Rashid Akbar Nawani’s residence in Bhakkar district.

Mr Nawani, a member of Pakistan’s Parliament, was meeting people from his constituency to exchange Id greetings when the blast occurred, injuring him and killing more than 30 people.

Mr Nawani was in critical condition in hospital. “Several of the injured are critical... We only hope the death toll will not rise,” said a doctor.

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