ISIS Claims a Third Blast in Baghdad, Death Toll Rises to 63

In a wave of militant attacks in Baghdad, three bombs claim lives on Tuesday.

Citizens gather at the scene after a car bomb exploded at a crowded outdoor market in Baghdad, Iraq, on 11 May. (Photo: AP)

• Three bombings killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said.
• A car bomb in the Shi’ite area of Sadr City left at least 19 more dead and 17 wounded.
• In an online statement, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the “deadliest bombing of the day”.
  Earlier, a suicide bombing in a marketplace in the northern district of al-Shaab killed 38 people and wounded more than 70, while a car bomb in the southern neighbourhood of al-Rasheed left six dead and another 21 wounded, the sources said.
  
• The death toll earlier was at 44. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
  

(With inputs from agencies)