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Deadly Baghdad explosion reported in same area struck by a car bomb in July

BY Desiree Huitt

Over 250 people died and hundreds of others were injured after a car bomb detonated in a busy shopping center.

A car bomb has reportedly detonated in the upper-class Karrada area of Baghdad, which is the same Shia area that was targeted by ISIS in July. Over 250 people died and hundreds of others were injured after a car bomb detonated in a busy shopping center.

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People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Today’s bombing occurred just hours ago and the details are not yet known. ISIS has not claimed responsibility for this bombing yet. More to follow.

Image courtesy of Instagram/l3ama_iraqi3

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