15 wounded in bomb explosion in Iraq's Baghdad
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Fifteen civilians were wounded on Wednesday in a bomb explosion in a crowded area in eastern Baghdad, a source with the Interior Ministry said.
The explosion occurred at the sunset when a bomb detonated in a popular marketplace in Sadr City district, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The blast left 15 civilians wounded and caused damages to the nearby shops and stalls, the source said.
Bomb attacks have been rare in Baghdad, as the security situation has improved in Iraq since the Iraqi security forces fully defeated militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group across the country late in 2017.
However, sporadic deadly incidents still occur in the war-ravaged country as IS remnants have since melted into urban areas or deserts and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.
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