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Explosion at Baghdad's Sadr City injures at least 15

At least 15 people were injured in an explosion at a crowded market in Baghdad's Sadr City.
April 15 Sadr City blast aftermath

An explosion in a crowded Baghdad market on Wednesday injured at least 15 people, Iraqi officials said. 

The military confirmed the blast went off in Sadr City, a mostly Shiite section of the Iraqi capital. The same Baghdad area was targeted in April when a car bombing claimed by the Islamic State (IS) killed four people and wounded 20 others.  

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