At least 18 killed, more than 40 injured in blast in Baghdad’s Sadr city

The explosion in the densely populated majority-Shia suburb took place when shoppers crowded the market buying food ahead of Eid al-Adha, an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to follow Allah's command to sacrifice his son.

No group has so far claimed the responsibility for the attack. (ILKHA)