Death toll in Baghdad suicide bombing climbs to 119

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group that ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday killed at least 119 people, security officials say.

The blast — the deadliest to hit Iraq’s capital so far this year — also wounded more than 140 people, the officials say.

— AFP

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as civilians look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as civilians look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

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