17-02-2017 16:57 via rocketnews.com

Deadly Baghdad car bomb claimed by Islamic State

The death toll from a car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured, a police officer and medical sources said Friday.
Authorities initially said the Thursday attack at an auto dealership in the al-Bayaa neighborhood killed at least 55 and wounded more than 60. The Islamic State group claimed credit for the bombing.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
ISIS, in a statement early Friday, said
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