VIDEO: Car bomb attack in Baghdad kills 45
The car bomb attack is the second to hit car markets this week.
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – A car bomb explosion on Thursday at a crowded area in al-Bayaa district of the Iraqi capital killed and wounded nearly 100 people.
The explosion took place in the predominately Shiite al-Bayaa district, southern Baghdad, killing at least 45 civilians and wounding 46, Reuters reported.
The car bomb exploded in a parked vehicle near a used car dealership in the southwestern part of the Iraqi capital.
The Islamic State (IS) extremists on social media claimed the responsibility of the car bomb in Baghdad stating that they targeted a gathering of Shia in Baghdad's al-Bayaa suburb.
"The car bomb attack is the second to hit car markets this week, suggesting the group has found it easier to leave vehicles laden with explosives in places where hundreds of other vehicles are parked," Reuters reported.
On Wednesday, a suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, a Shia-populated suburb east of the capital, capital, killing at least 15 people. That explosion took place in a street full of used car dealers.
AP reported that according to medical and police officials, another four attacks in and around Baghdad on Thursday killed eight people and wounded around 30 others.
Editing by Ava Homa
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