At least 72 people are dead and more than 140 are wounded after three bombings rocked Shiite-dominated neighborhoods in Baghdad Tuesday.
The attacks are the latest deadly incident inside Iraq’s capital. Last week was the bloodiest week of attacks in Baghdad so far this year.
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A car bomb at an outdoor market in the northeastern neighborhood of Al-Shaab left at least 38 people dead and wounded over 70 more, according to reports. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for that attack.
Initial investigations revealed the bomber was a woman who detonated an explosives-filled vest in coordination with a planted bomb.
A mini-bus laden with explosives in Sadr City, a Shiite area in eastern Baghdad, also exploded. In that attack, at least 28 people were killed and 57 more were wounded.
Another bombing at a fruit-and-vegetable market in the southern Rasheed area also killed six and wounded 21.
The Islamic State has not yet claimed responsibility all of Tuesday’s attacks. Attacks claimed by the Islamic State have left more than 200 dead over the past week.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the arrest of the security official in charge of al-Shaab’s security after the attack, Abadi’s office said in a statement. However, no reason was given for the arrest.
Abadi has been under pressure to fight back against the Islamic State while Iraq is struggling a political crisis, which includes his attempt to change his cabinet to battle corruption.
The extremist group doesn’t control Baghdad, but does control swaths of land around the Iraqi capital.
