Iraq suicide bomber was Australian teen

An 18-year-old Australian man was behind a deadly suicide bomb attack in Iraq last week, authorities said Monday, with Attorney-General George Brandis calling it a ‘disturbing development’. The blast last Thursday near a mosque in Baghdad left several dead, including the teenager, who left Melbourne for the region last year. Reports said the Islamic State militant group named him as Abu Bakr al-Australi on an affiliated Twitter feed, with Brandis' office confirming he was Australian. ‘This is a disturbing development and is a further example of the dangerous and volatile situation in Iraq at present,’ Brandis said in a statement. ‘The government deplores the violent actions being undertaken by ISIL and other extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and is deeply concerned about the involvement of Australians in these activities, according to AFP.