At least 32 killed, 61 wounded as blast hits Sadr City area of Baghdad – media citing police
RT.com
2 Jan, 2017
A car bomb that went off in Baghdad’s Sadr City area has left at least 32 people dead and 61 wounded, AFP reported, citing police sources. Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the terrorists’ news agency, Amaq, as cited by Reuters.
The attack targeted Shiite Muslims, it claimed.
Other sources told Reuters that at least 16 people were killed, while Egyptian TV As-Sumaria put the number at at least 20.
IS (formerly ISIS/ISIL) often targets places frequented by civilians in Iraq. Twenty-nine people were killed in three Baghdad bombings just on Saturday.
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