Suicide attack in Iraq's Sadr City kills at least 35, wounds dozens: sources

On the eve of Eid al-Adha festival, a suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded several in a market in Iraq's Sadr City on Monday.

A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said.More than 60 people were wounded, a police source said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the group's Nasheer news agency said on Telegram. It said one of its militants blew up his explosive vest among the crowds.Hospital sources said the death toll could rise as some of the wounded were in critical condition.