Baghdad, Iraq: A car bomb exploded near a hospital in central Baghdad late on Monday, killing at least seven people, police said.
The blast was also near the site of a July bombing that killed more than 300 people, in the worst single bomb attack to ever hit the Iraqi capital.
An explosives-laden van exploded in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood a little before midnight (2100 GMT), setting several nearby shops on fire, police said.
The figures were confirmed by interior ministry sources.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but all such attacks recently have been claimed by the ISIS terrorist group.
The blast was also near the site of a July bombing that killed more than 300 people, in the worst single bomb attack to ever hit the Iraqi capital.
An explosives-laden van exploded in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood a little before midnight (2100 GMT), setting several nearby shops on fire, police said.
The figures were confirmed by interior ministry sources.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but all such attacks recently have been claimed by the ISIS terrorist group.
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