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| Iraq violence: Dozens killed in car bombing | Iraq violence: Dozens killed in car bombing |
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| A car bomb has killed at least 40 people at a busy market in an Iraqi town, officials have said. | A car bomb has killed at least 40 people at a busy market in an Iraqi town, officials have said. |
| Some reports from Khan Bani Saad, near Baghdad, put the toll much higher. Children were among the dead. | Some reports from Khan Bani Saad, near Baghdad, put the toll much higher. Children were among the dead. |
| The explosion came as people celebrated the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It was so powerful that it brought down buildings, police said. | The explosion came as people celebrated the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It was so powerful that it brought down buildings, police said. |
| The Islamic State (IS) group, who control swathes of the country, has said it was behind the attack. | |
| A statement from the group said one of their members drove three tonnes of explosives into a crowd. | A statement from the group said one of their members drove three tonnes of explosives into a crowd. |
| Police major Ahmed al-Tamimi, told the agency the damage was "devastating". | Police major Ahmed al-Tamimi, told the agency the damage was "devastating". |
| "Some people were using vegetable boxes to collect body parts of kids' bodies," he said. | |
| The Diyala provincial authorities have declared three days of mourning and cancelled Eid al-Fitr festivities. | The Diyala provincial authorities have declared three days of mourning and cancelled Eid al-Fitr festivities. |
| IS militants are battling government forces in the north and west of the country. | |
| The group captured parts of Diyala last year, and although it was later driven out it still has a presence there. |