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Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Footage shows newlywed couple clinging to each other on dancefloor as flaming debris falls from ceiling

There was no immediate official word on the cause of the blaze but initial reports suggested fireworks at the venue may have sparked the fire.

Initial reports indicate that fireworks used during wedding ceremony may have been responsible for blaze.

Editorial: Two decades after the invasion of Iraq, victims of abuse and torture by US forces have yet to be compensated

The US has failed to redress Iraqis who suffered from systemic torture and abuse in its prisons during the invasion.

Almost a decade ago, the Sunni jihadist network known as the Islamic State (IS) declared the formation of an Islamic Caliphate after they captured the Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014.

On the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, Iraqi Foreign Minister and deputy PM Fuad Hussein spoke to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman about the recent deadly drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, a security agreement with Iran, the recent US-Iran prisoner swap deal, as well as relations…

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