From Washington, this is VOA NEWS. A suicide attack in northern Iraq kills at least twelve, and the US government shutdown up ramping up a fifth day as furloughed workers get hope of back pay. I'm Vincent Bruce reporting from Washington. At least twelve people reportedly have been killed in Balad, an Iraqi Shi'ite town north of Baghdad in a suicide bomber attack. The attack follows an almost identical incident that killed at least sixteen people at the same cafe six weeks ago. Authorities in Balad say a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the cafe. ____________________________ 来自华盛顿,这里是VOA新闻.伊拉克北部一名自杀式袭击者造成至少12人死亡,美国政府关门停摆升至第五天,休假的公务员希望获得欠薪.我是文森特`布鲁斯从华盛顿发回报道. 据报道,在伊拉克巴格达北部什叶派小镇巴拉德,一名自杀式炸弹袭击者造成至少12人死亡.这起袭击事件与六周前发生在咖啡馆造成至少16人丧生的那起爆炸事件如出一则.巴拉德当局称,一名自杀式炸弹袭击者在咖啡馆内引爆了炸弹. _______________________________