An explosives-laden car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 52 people. The blast also wounded up to 78 people, several seriously.There are fears that the death toll will rise further.
The blast took place at a crowded outdoor market in Baghdad’s eastern district of Sadr City. Shortly after the explosion, the Sunni extremist Islamic State group, which sees Shiite Muslims as apostates, claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement. It said the assault was carried out by a suicide bomber, but Iraqi officials denied that.
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