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ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad car bomb

Posted at 8:12 PM, May 29, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-29 20:12:19-04

At least nine people were killed when a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad early Tuesday, according to officials in the Iraqi capital.

“A car bomb exploded in the busy al Hurriya Square in central Baghdad, killing nine civilians and wounding 24 others,” police Maj. Ali Mohammed said.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement published on Twitter and Telegram by the group’s media wing, Amaq.

The statement said ISIS targeted a gathering of Shiites.

Car bombs and roadside bombs are not uncommon in Baghdad. ISIS this year has carried out several attacks across the capital and killed dozens of people.