BBC
A suicide bomber has killed at least eight Iraqi soldiers in an attack amid the country's Army Day celebrations.
The blast happened outside the offices of a non-governmental organisation in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Karrada on Sunday, police and witnesses said.
The Army Day ceremony, which involves high-ranking officers and government officials, was under way at the time.
Police have been reported as saying the blast was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest.
Television footage on Reuters of the scene just prior to the blast showed a group of soldiers dancing in the street, waving their assault rifles in the air and chanting "Where is terrorism today".
There are unconfirmed reports that a further seven people were injured.
Army Day marks the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Army in 1921 with its first battalion, the Musa Al-Kadhem.
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