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Market truck bomb kills dozens in a Baghdad food market
http://www.dw.com/en/market-truck-bomb-kills-dozens-in-a-baghdad-food-market/a-18646583A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in the dense Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing scores of People. "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the blast in an online statement.
Market truck bomb kills dozens in a Baghdad food market
13.08.2015
At least 76 people were killed and 200 wounded in the attack on Thursday. The truck detonated in the Jameela market in the Iraqi capital's crowded Sadr City neighborhood shortly after dawn, according to two local police officers. Some of the wounded were listed as in critical condition, Al Sumaria television reported, with the death toll likely to rise.
The "Islamic State" ("IS"
released an online statement in which the Sunni Muslim militant group said it had targeted the army and militia fighters in the Shiite neighbourhood.
IS commonly target military checkpoints or predominantly Shiite neighborhoods such as Sadr City, with the goal of sending a message to the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.
The incident is one of the largest attacks on the capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office a year ago.