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At least 125 killed in massive truck bomb in Iraq

At least 125 people have died after a massive truck bomb exploded in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad with at least 150 more people injured.

The so-called Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest single attack in Iraq in years. 

The bomb was detonated in the Karrada district at about midnight on Saturday, hitting families who were shopping to celebrate the end of Ramadan.

The office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has called three days of national mourning.

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