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| IS conflict: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens | IS conflict: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens |
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| A car bomb at a crowded Baghdad market has killed at least 64 people, officials say, in one of the worst recent attacks in the Iraqi capital. | A car bomb at a crowded Baghdad market has killed at least 64 people, officials say, in one of the worst recent attacks in the Iraqi capital. |
| At least 87 others were wounded in the blast in the Shia Muslim district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. | |
| So-called Islamic State (IS) said it had carried out the attack. | So-called Islamic State (IS) said it had carried out the attack. |
| The Sunni Muslim group, which controls swathes of northern and western Iraq, has frequently targeted Shia, whom it considers heretics. | The Sunni Muslim group, which controls swathes of northern and western Iraq, has frequently targeted Shia, whom it considers heretics. |
| Battle for Iraq and Syria in maps | Battle for Iraq and Syria in maps |
| Islamic State group: The full story | Islamic State group: The full story |
| Many of the victims included women and children, Iraqi police and medical sources said. Several of the injured were said to be in critical condition. | Many of the victims included women and children, Iraqi police and medical sources said. Several of the injured were said to be in critical condition. |
| Pictures showed vehicles and the facades of several buildings heavily damaged. | |
| In an online statement, IS said it had targeted Shia militiamen. | |
| 'Thunderous explosion' | |
| An eyewitness told the Associated Press news agency that the car bomb was a pickup truck loaded with fruit and vegetables. | An eyewitness told the Associated Press news agency that the car bomb was a pickup truck loaded with fruit and vegetables. |
| Its driver parked the vehicle and quickly disappeared among the crowd, he said. | Its driver parked the vehicle and quickly disappeared among the crowd, he said. |
| "It was such a thunderous explosion that jolted the ground," Karim Salih, 45, told the news agency. | "It was such a thunderous explosion that jolted the ground," Karim Salih, 45, told the news agency. |
| "The force of the explosion threw me for metres and I lost consciousness for a few minutes." | |
| IS has frequently targeted commercial areas and government and security personnel, causing heavy casualties. | IS has frequently targeted commercial areas and government and security personnel, causing heavy casualties. |
| Iraqi 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. | Iraqi 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. |
| In February, Iraqi security forces began building a wall around Baghdad in an attempt to halt the group's attacks. | |
| The UN says 1,885 civilians were killed by violence in Iraq in the first four months of this year. | |
| Recent IS deadly bombings | Recent IS deadly bombings |
| March 2016: Suicide attack in a football match in the city of Iskandariya, in central Iraq, kills at least 32 people. Many of the dead were young boys who had been in a trophy ceremony. | March 2016: Suicide attack in a football match in the city of Iskandariya, in central Iraq, kills at least 32 people. Many of the dead were young boys who had been in a trophy ceremony. |
| March 2016: Fuel tanker is blown up at a checkpoint near Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing at least 47. | March 2016: Fuel tanker is blown up at a checkpoint near Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing at least 47. |
| February 2016: Twin suicide bomb attack in a busy market in Sadr City kills at least 70. | February 2016: Twin suicide bomb attack in a busy market in Sadr City kills at least 70. |
| August 2015: Truck bomb explodes at crowded market in Sadr City killing at least 67. | August 2015: Truck bomb explodes at crowded market in Sadr City killing at least 67. |
| July 2015: Car bomb hits a busy market in the town of Khan Bani Saad killing 120. | July 2015: Car bomb hits a busy market in the town of Khan Bani Saad killing 120. |
| IS control in Iraq and Syria | IS control in Iraq and Syria |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness what happened? If you are safe and able to share your experiences email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Are you in the area? Did you witness what happened? If you are safe and able to share your experiences email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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