A suicide bomber struck inside a Baghdad cafe overnight where customers were watching a football game on TV, killing at least 12 people and wounding 38, Iraqi officials said Thursday. The attack in the western Washash neighborhood took place late on Wednesday night, two police officers said. The bomber had mingled with the cafe crowd and set off his explosives-laden belt as they watched the game. A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media. Iraq has been struck by a surge in violence unseen since 2007, relentless attacks that have become the Shiite-led government’s most serious challenge. Violence has spiked since last April, when security forces cracked down on a Sunni protest camp north of Baghdad in clashes that left 45 dead. Scores of people have been killed in the […]