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More than 200 dead in IS-claimed Baghdad blast: officials

Published: 04 Jul 2016 - 10:09 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 05:54 am
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Iraqis inspect the damage at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. AFP / SABAH ARAR

 

Baghdad: At least 213 people were killed in Sunday's Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said, making it one of the deadliest ever militant attacks in Iraq.

The suicide car bombing, which ripped through a crowded shopping area and sparked infernos in nearby buildings, also wounded more than 200 people, security and medical officials told AFP on Monday.

AFP