At least 63 people died in three bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. One of the bombs went off in a market in al-Shaab northern district (pictured above), another was a car bomb in the southern al-Rasheed locality. The third bomb went of in the Shi'ite Sadr City. The country has faced a series of bombings and attacks since May 11.
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the blasts. The group has carried out attacks across Iraq on nearly every day of the last week, killing at least 100. A spokesperson for the Baghdad Operations Command told state media that the suicide bomber in al-Shaab had set off his explosives-filled vest in coordination with the bomb planted in a car in al-Rasheed.
On May 11, a bomb ripped through a crowded market, killing more than 100 people. This was followed by two more explosions in the afternoon and two suicide bombings at dawn on Thursday. The same night, terrorists from the Islamic State group stormed into a café filled with Real Madrid fans in Balad city and opened fire. They killed at least 13 people in the attack. On Sunday, the fifth day of terror attacks launched by the militant group, four separate bomb attacks killed 15, The Independent reported.
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