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2nd LD: Death toll rises to 35 in car bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan. 2 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Up to 35 people were killed and 61 others were wounded on Monday in a car bomb explosion at a Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"The latest report said that 35 people were killed and 61 wounded in the car bomb explosion in Sadr City neighborhood," the source said on condition of anonymity.

The attack took place before noon when a booby trapped car detonated at the crowded 55 intersection in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital, the source said.

The massive blast destroyed several shops nearby and many stalls at an outdoor market, and set fire to several vehicles, the source said.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State (IS) militant group, in most cases, is believed responsible for bombings targeting Iraqi security forces as well as crowded areas, including markets, cafes and mosques across the country.

The attack came amid a major offensive by Iraqi security forces, backed by an international coalition, to drive out IS militants from its last major stronghold in and around Mosul.

Many blame the current chronic instability, cycle of violence, and the emergence of extremist groups, such as the IS, on the US, which invaded and occupied Iraq in March 2003. (PNA/Xinhua)

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