Photos: Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

People inspect the damage after a car bomb exploded at a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

People inspect the damage after a car bomb exploded at a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Khalid Mohammed / AP)

By Tribune news services

Chicago Tribune

May 11, 2016 6:35 AM PT

A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on May 11, 2016, killing at least 68 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was swiftly claimed by the extremist Islamic State group.

Iraq car bombing

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Iraq’s Sadr City, a Shiite area north of Baghdad, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

Iraqis gather to look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

An Iraqi woman cries as she looks at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

Iraqis asses the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

Iraqis look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

Car bombing in Sadr City, Iraq

A member of the Iraqi security forces looks at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, Iraq, on May 11, 2016.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images)

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