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IS conflict: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens | |
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A car bomb at a crowded market in northern Baghdad has killed at least 64 people and wounded 87 others, Iraqi police and medical sources say. | |
It happened at the Shia district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. | |
So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed it was behind the attack, which it said had targeted Shia militiamen. | |
The Sunni group, which controls swathes of northern and western Iraq, has frequently targeted Shia, whom it considers heretics. | |
Many of the victims included women and children, officials said. Several of the injured were said to be in critical condition. | |
The blast damaged nearby buildings and other vehicles. | |
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Commercial areas are a regular target for IS. In February, at least 70 people were killed in a twin bombing at a busy market in Sadr City, the bloodiest attack in Baghdad in many months. | |
Iraqi government forces, backed by US-led coalition air strikes and Shia-dominated paramilitary forces, have regained some territory seized by IS in 2014, but have been unable to prevent bomb attacks in the capital. |