Five killed after car bomb hits Baghdad market

Published July 12th, 2016 - 05:25 GMT
A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016 (AFP/Agmad Al Rubaye)
A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016 (AFP/Agmad Al Rubaye)

At least five people have been killed and over 20 more injured after a powerful car bomb explosion struck a busy market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

The vegetable market, located in the northern neighborhood of Rashidiyah, was crowded with people when it came under attack on Tuesday morning.

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