Fifty inmates and 12 officers were killed during a prison break in Iraq Friday night just hours after a car bomb exploded, killing 7 civilians in Baghdad.

ISIS was responsible for the killings and the release of ISIS prisoners," Al-Khalis mayor Oudi Al-Khadran told Reuters.

Al-Khalis prison, in Iraq's Diyala province, holds hundreds of inmates convicted on terrorism charges. A fight broke out between prisoners, which prompted prison guards to respond.

"Then the prisoners attacked them, stripped them of their weapons and started a riot while also managing to capture the armory of the prison," an unnamed police source told Reuters.

At least 50 inmates and 12 officers were killed during the prison riot. 40 inmates were said to have escaped.

The Islamic State claims that they detonated explosives outside the prison according to pro-IS news outlet Amaq News Agency. This has not been confirmed.

----------------------------------------­---------------------

Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.

Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net
Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj
Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f

Stay connected with us here:
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS
Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/
Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus