It is the deadliest attack to occur in Iraq this year.
At least 120 people were killed and around 150 injured in an explosion during a busy Ramadan shopping period in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, late Saturday.
Hadi Mizban / AP
Two car bombs went off, one in the central commercial district of Karrada, the other around the same time in an area north of Baghdad, according to the BBC. Both of the areas are predominantly Shia.
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The attack was later claimed by ISIS, which said it was carried out as part of the group's "ongoing security operations."
Hadi Mizban / AP
The explosion set fire to the main street, scorching the popular al-Hadi Center and many buildings surroundings.
Karrada's bombing was the deadliest to hit Iraq this year.
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