A bomb ripped through a shopping district of central Baghdad, killing at least 115 people and undermining claims by officials that recent military gains against Isis would increase security in the Iraqi capital.
The Islamist group claimed responsibility for the blast which hit the central district of Karrada around midnight — a busy time during the holy month of Ramadan, when many Iraqis go out to shop and eat after fasting throughout the day.
More than 200 people were wounded in the blast, caused by the detonation of explosives packed into a refrigerator truck. Iraqi officials said the death toll was likely to rise as rescuers pulled bodies out of the wreckage.
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