The attack on the Taji plant, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the capital, took place at around 6 am (0300 GMT).
Eight suicide bombers broke into the gas plant and blew up a car bomb at one of its entrances, interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan said in a statement.
Some of the attackers detonated suicide belts while others were killed by bullets, according to Maan, who said explosions set fire to three gas tanks.
Footage showed huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky but the Joint Operations Command said the fire had been brought under control.
The attack killed at least seven people and wounded at least 22, according to security and medical officials.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but it bore the hallmarks of an operation by ISIS....
[AFP -alarabiya.net]
15/5/16
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Islamic State extremists have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a state-run gas facility north of Baghdad Sunday that killed 11 people and wounded 21 more...
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After about an hour of shooting, security forces were able to neutralize the men. But not before they were able to set fire to three of the facility’s gas storage containers, a spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command said.
The IS-affiliated Aamaq news service reported that a group of “caliphate soldiers” were responsible for the attack.
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