Alwaght- ISIS Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bomb that has killed at least 60 people after it was detonated in the Hilla province, south of the Iraqi capital, according to police.
Iraqi officials say the death toll has risen to 60 people, which includes at least 39 civilians, as a fuel tanker blew up as it approached the main checkpoint north of Hilla. More than 70 people have also been injured following the blast at the city located 95 kilometers south of Baghdad.
"It's the largest bombing in the Hilla province to date," Falah Al-Radhi, head of the provincial security committee told Reuters. "The checkpoint, the nearby police station were destroyed as well as some houses and dozens of cars."
ISIS Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack saying its member in a truck bomb hit the Babylon Ruins checkpoint at the entrance of the city of Hilla, killing and wounding dozens, according to Reuters.
Iraq has seen an upsurge in violence over the last month, with a number of suicide attacks taking place in and around Baghdad.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since ISIS Takfiri terrorists occupied that region in June 2014.
According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 670 Iraqis lost their lives last month while 1,290 others were injured.
