A suicide bomber attacked al- Kadhimiyah area of north Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people

A suicide bomber attacked al- Kadhimiyah area of north Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people, security and medical officials said.
  
The blast in Kadhimiyah also wounded at least 42 people. A police colonel said the bomber struck inside a restaurant at Kadhimiyah's Aden Square, while interior ministry and medical officials said the attack targeted the crowded square.
  
It is the second suicide bombing to hit the capital in three days. On Saturday, an attack inside a restaurant in the Baghdad Jadida area killed at least 23 people.
  
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Monday attack.

A roadside bomb also exploded in a commercial district in the Husseiniyah area near Baghdad on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding at least seven.