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ISIS claimed car bomb kills 10 in Baghdad
May 30, 2017
At least 10 people were killed and 40 other were left injured when a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad early Tuesday.
The
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement
published on Twitter and Telegram by the group's media wing, Amaq,
reports CNN.
The statement said ISIS targeted a gathering of Shiites.
"A car bomb exploded in the busy al Hurriya Square in central Baghdad," police Maj. Ali Mohammed said.
Interior Ministry spokesman Gen. Saad Maan said the blast occurred outside an ice cream shop.
The
attack comes in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which began on
Friday. Families often stay out late during Islam's holy month of
Ramadan after breaking their daily fast.
ISIS has carried out several attacks across the capital and killed dozens of people in this year.
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