A bomb hidden in a wooden cart exploded near a Shia mosque in one of Baghdad’s largest markets on Thursday, killing at least four people, officials said.
The Shorja Market is a sprawling open air emporium and one of the most popular places for residents of the Iraqi capital to buy foodstuffs, clothes and electronics. Over the past decade, it has been a frequent target for bombings.
A police officer said that Thursday’s blast struck in the early afternoon, wounding 12 people in addition to the four killed.
A medical official in Baghdad confirmed the casualty figures.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.
