Iraqi authorities said a suicide bombing in a Baghdad cafe has killed 22 people and wounded 35 others.
Iraqi police said that the deadly attack took place on Thursday night when a suicide bomber set off his explosive belt inside a cafe full of customers in western Baghdad.
Police said that two children and a woman were among the dead.
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