Baku – APA. No fewer than 64 people were killed while 87 others were left injured after a car bomb exploded in northern Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
The explosion happened at the Shia district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour on Wednesday.
Many women and children, officials say, were victims of the explosion which also damaged nearby buildings and vehicles.
So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed it was behind the attack, which it said had targeted Shia militiamen, the BBC reports.