67 killed in Baghdad truck bombing

Iraqi officials said a powerful truck bomb tore through a neighborhood in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 67 people in one of the capital’s largest bomb attacks in months. Dozens more were wounded when a refrigerated truck packed with explosives was detonated just after dawn at the crowded Jameela market in Sadr City, according to […]

Iraqi officials said a powerful truck bomb tore through a neighborhood in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 67 people in one of the capital’s largest bomb attacks in months.
Dozens more were wounded when a refrigerated truck packed with explosives was detonated just after dawn at the crowded Jameela market in Sadr City, according to the officials.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Shi’ites dominated area.
The explosion left a scene of devastation, with body parts, fruits and vegetables, and pieces of wooden stalls strewn across the market, which is one of the largest in Baghdad.
Ambulances and firetrucks rushed victims from the scene, while residents frantically rushed others to local hospitals in their private vehicles.