Iraqi police officials say the death toll in Friday night’s attack on a crowded marketplace has risen to 115 people. At least 170 people were wounded in the attack.
The mostly-Shiite victims were gathered to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended Friday for Iraqi Shiites but a day earlier for Iraqi Sunni Muslims.
Police said a small truck detonated in a crowded marketplace in the town of Khan Beni Saad Friday night in what quickly turned celebrations into a scene of horror, with body parts scattered across the market.
Hospital officials corroborated the casualty figures. All officials spoke anonymously as they are not authorized to brief the media.
ASSOCIATED PRESS/ MY WAY
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