Baghdad cafe bombing kills 27—officials

Iraqi Army soldiers inspect explosives buried in the backyard of a house seized by Iraqi security forces during recent operations in Baghdad’s Adhamiya district, Iraq, Thursday, April 18, 2013. A late-night bombing at a cafe in west Baghdad killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 50 others on Thursday, security and medical officials said. AP PHOTO/ KARIM KADIM

BAGHDAD, Iraq—A late-night bombing at a cafe in west Baghdad killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 50 others on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

The blast struck at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) at a small shopping mall in Amriyah, and three children were among those killed, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The Dubai cafe, where the bomb went off, lies on the second floor of a small shopping mall in the predominantly-Sunni neighborhood, and is frequented by young men playing billiards and video games.

The mall, however, is often filled with families as it also contains restaurants and clothes shops.