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13 killed, 50 wounded in Baghdad suicide car bombing | |
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At least 13 people have been killed and 50 wounded in a blast in eastern Baghdad, after a car bomb went off, police and doctors say, according to Reuters. | |
The Sunday attack took place at a vegetable market in Jamila, a mainly Shiite district of eastern Baghdad. | The Sunday attack took place at a vegetable market in Jamila, a mainly Shiite district of eastern Baghdad. |
Islamic State (IS, ISIS/formerly ISIL) has claimed responsibility in a tweet, saying that the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber. | |
The explosion comes less than a week after a similar blast killed 36 people and wounded 52 in the Sadr City area of the Iraqi capital. IS also took credit then, saying they targeted Shia Muslims. | |
READ MORE: At least 36 killed, 52 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – media citing police | READ MORE: At least 36 killed, 52 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – media citing police |
There has been a series of attacks in just over a week, claiming dozens of lives. IS has claimed responsibility for several of them. Meanwhile, the terrorist group is trying to repel a US-backed offensive in Mosul, Iraq, after suffering major losses in Syria. | There has been a series of attacks in just over a week, claiming dozens of lives. IS has claimed responsibility for several of them. Meanwhile, the terrorist group is trying to repel a US-backed offensive in Mosul, Iraq, after suffering major losses in Syria. |