Suicide bomb attack in north Baghdad park kills 25
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At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

Thirty-six others were wounded when the bomber detonated an explosive belt near people spending the evening at a park in the northern district of Qahira.

Earlier, at least six people were killed in other attacks in Baghdad, and in two towns to the north and south.

There has been a surge in violence across Iraq in recent months, with more than 1,000 people killed in July.

BBC