More than 100 people killed in Iraq car bomb attack on packed market

More than 100 people have been killed and others wounded in a car bombing north of Baghdad, according to police and medical sources. The attack happened in a market area of Khan Bani Saad, a predominantly Shia town around 20 miles (30km) from the Iraqi capital. Several buildings were brought down by the force of the explosion, crushing many people to death.

The explosion was big, it caused a lot of damage.

Raad Fares al-Mas, a member of parliament, said from nearby Baquba, the capital of Diyala

Islamic State, which has seized control of large areas of Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was targeting the Shia Muslim population. It came on the eve of the Eid al Fitr holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Sunni Muslims began celebrating Eid al Fitr on Friday, a day before Iraq’s majority Shia community. Markets are usually packed in the days before the holiday as people preparing for large family gatherings shop for food and clothes.

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