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ISIS-claimed car bomb kills 11 in Baghdad market

By AFP

Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City on August 28th. The 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria' has claimed the attack. [STRINGER/AFP]

Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City on August 28th. The 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria' has claimed the attack. [STRINGER/AFP]

A car bomb exploded in a market in Baghdad's Sadr City on Monday (August 28th), killing 11 people and wounding 26, security officials and medical sources said.

The "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement carried by its propaganda agency Amaq.

A police officer said the explosion ripped through a market in north-eastern Baghdad leaving "11 dead and 26 wounded".

Members of the security forces were among the victims, medical sources said, confirming the toll.

Iraqis clean debris at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City on August 28th. Security sources said the bombing killed 11 people and wounded another 26. [Stringer/AFP]

Iraqis clean debris at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City on August 28th. Security sources said the bombing killed 11 people and wounded another 26. [Stringer/AFP]

Security sources said the bombing occurred near one of Baghdad's largest shopping centres at around 10:30 a.m.

The casualties were evacuated to two hospitals in Sadr City.

The explosion damaged several stalls at the market and gutted shops in the adjoining shopping centre, where debris, glass and vegetables were strewn around.

Bulldozers were still trying to clear the area at midday, including removing two cars destroyed in the blast.

The mangled hulk of a vehicle suspected of being the car used in the attack could be seen in the area.

ISIS has claimed several bombings in Baghdad, many taking place after Iraqi forces began their assault on Mosul, retaking it in July after nine months.

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