At least 28 killed in bomb explosion in Iraqi capital: ministry source

At least 28 people were killed and 66 others wounded in a bomb explosion in a marketplace in eastern Baghdad on Monday, a source with the Iraqi interior ministry said.

A bomb detonated at a crowded popular market in Sadr City, a suburb district of the capital Baghdad, before the sunset, destroying several nearby shops and stalls and damaging surrounding buildings, the ministry source said on condition of anonymity. The Iraqi authorities said in a brief statement that more information will be released after investigation into the incident. 

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