Islamic State Quarrel: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens

Islamic State Quarrel: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens

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At least 64 people have been killed by a car bomb at a busy marketplace in northern Baghdad, officials say, recent attack in the Baghdad Market in among the worst single attacks in Iraq.

87 others individuals wounded in the blast, in the Shia district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. So called Islamic State (IS) said it had carried out the assault.

The Sunni group, which commands swathes of western and northern Iraq, has often targeted. Many of the casualties included children and women, Iraqi police and medical sources said.

In an internet statement, IS said it targeted Shia militiamen.