Baghdad car bomb kills eight, wounds at least 40 -security sources
The vehicle was parked in a street full of garages and used car dealers, in Hayy al-Shurtathey said.
A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in the south of Baghdad, killing eight and wounding at least 40, security sources said.
The vehicle was parked in a street full of garages and used car dealers, in Hayy al-Shurtathey said.
A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck on Wednesday in the Sadr City suburb of the capital, killing at least 15 and wounding 50. The explosion also targeted a street full of used car dealers.
Islamic State has stepped up bombings in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S.-backed campaign that dislodged the hardline Sunni group from most Iraqi cities it took over in 2014. The militants also control parts of neighboring Syria.
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