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Islamic State claims responsibility for 2 Baghdad bombings

By Kelly Cohen
Published May 11, 2016 12:28pm ET
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Islamic State claims responsibility for 2 Baghdad bombings
Security forces and citizens inspect the scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in the Iraqi capital's eastern district of Sadr City, Iraq, Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) | Khalid Mohammed

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday.

The first was a car bomb attack in a Shiite area of Baghdad that killed at least 64 people and left nearly 90 injured.

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