Iraq interior minister resigns after deadly blast

[WorldNews]

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Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban announced Tuesday that he had submitted his resignation to the prime minister following a bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 200 people. The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack -- one of the deadliest ever in Iraq -- and said an Iraqi suicide bomber carried it out. Apparently seeking to shore up its image, Baghdad on Monday announced the execution of five convicts and the arrest of 40 jihadists, while Ghabban's resignation announcement also seems aimed at assuaging angry Iraqis.

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