Dozens Reported Killed In Baghdad Cafe Blast

Officials in Iraq say at least 27 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in an apparent suicide bombing at a café in Baghdad.

Several children are reported to be among the dead.

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast on the evening of April 18.

The attack comes with tensions higher in Iraq ahead of provincial elections on April 20.

Based on reporting by Reuters, AP, and AFP