MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The blast occurred at the Jamila market in Baghdad’s district of Sadr City, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry.
Images from site of car bombing that targeted Jamila Market in Sadr City, #Baghdad. Lost count how many times this market has been targeted. pic.twitter.com/UoiccoCKKr
— Mustafa Al-Khaqani (@Khaqani_M) 28 августа 2017 г.
Many nearby shops and stalls were reportedly destroyed by the explosion. Iraqi security forces cordoned off the area near the site.
Footage from the site of the cowardly car bombing that targeted Jamila Market in #Baghdad Sadr City earlier. pic.twitter.com/sZXvBepvmC
— Mustafa Al-Khaqani (@Khaqani_M) 28 августа 2017 г.
No terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
Jamila Market Sard City #Baghdad this morning after explosion car bomb #ISIS pic.twitter.com/wO42Opnlek
— Carmen M Fernández (@CarmenM_Fdez) 28 августа 2017 г.
The attack was committed a day after two car bombs exploded in southern Baghdad, leaving five people dead and six others injured.
Iraq has been facing the period of instability since the 2003 invasion of the US-led coalition that resulted in the overthrow of then-President Saddam Hussein. The new wave of violence erupted in Iraq after the 2014 offensive of the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) terror group, which seized large territories in northern and western parts of the country. The Iraqi government troops managed to recapture most territories, including the second biggest city of Mosul.
