At least 60 dead in attack on Iraq checkpoint
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The governor of Iraq's southern Thi Qar province says militants have attacked a checkpoint and nearby restaurant, killing at least 60 people and wounding at least 80.
Yahya al-Nassiri says Thursday's attack started with militants opening fire at the checkpoint and the restaurant on the main highway that links Baghdad with the southern provinces. That was followed by two suicide bombers, including one driving an explosives-laden car, he said.
Al-Nassiri says the dead included Iranian pilgrims and a policeman.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
A statement on the Amaq news agency, which supports the hardline Sunni Muslim group, said the attacks carried out by the its suicide fighters targeted a restaurant and a checkpoint, killing "dozens of Shi'ites"
Shiite Muslim-dominate Thi Qar is located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
