News sources announced that the ISIL terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack in Baghdad's Sadr City that killed at least 35 people.
A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, Al-Jazeera reported.
More than 60 people were wounded, a police source said. The death toll could rise as some of the wounded were in critical condition.
Women and children were among the dead and some shops burned down as a result of the explosion.
The attack took place in the Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq’s military said in a statement.
“A terror attack using a locally made IED (improvised explosive device),” was responsible, Iraq’s interior ministry said in a statement. Video footage shared on social media after the blast showed bloodied victims and people screaming in terror.
In a message posted to its Telegram channel, the armed group ISIL (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying one of its fighters blew up his explosive vest among the crowds.
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