UPDATE - Car bomb kills 10 civilians in eastern Baghdad

UPDATES DEATH TOLL

By Amer al-Hassani

BAGHDAD (AA) – At least ten civilians were killed and 18 others injured when a car bomb detonated near a public market in eastern Baghdad, according to a security source.

Iraqi police officer Muayyad al-Jubouri told Anadolu Agency that the car bomb hit Jamila market in Sadr city and caused damages in many of the nearby shops and cars.

Baghdad’s Operation Command confirmed the bombing without announcing the number of casualties.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.