At least 35 people are dead after a suicide bomber struck a crowded market in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
The bombing in the Sadr City area on Monday also injured more than 60 people, with a number of them in critical condition, according to police.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that one of its members blew up his explosive vest while standing among the crowds.
#Iraq– A roadside bomb attack targeted a #Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market
📸 pic.twitter.com/csBeWZ2bcU— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) July 19, 2021
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Source: Sky News/Mete Sohtaoğlu – Twitter