The Iraqi interior minister has offered to resign after a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad earlier this week killed more than 200 people.
Mohammed al-Ghabban handed authority on Tuesday over to his deputy, until Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi makes a decision on who will become the next interior minister. Abadi's office had no immediate comment.
Ghabban told reporters that the government "has failed in having the different array of security forces work under a unified plan in Baghdad."
He called on the government to hand over the security inside Iraq's cities solely to the Interior Ministry. Responsibility for the security in Baghdad is divided between the army, federal and local police. The Interior Ministry is in charge of the police.
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