A police officer says the attack took place at a crowded outdoor market in Baghdad’s eastern district of Sadr City. There are fears the death toll will rise.
The area has been cordoned off and the injured rushed to the hospital where most of them are in critical condition, according to security sources.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but suspicion immediately turned to Isis, which has carried out numerous similar massacres in recent month as it continues to control swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq.
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