Seven killed in deadly car bomb in Iraq

Baghdad - A police officer says the bomb went off in a commercial area in the city, which is some 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Baghdad.

Iraqi officials say a rare car bomb in the Shia holy city of Karbala has killed seven civilians and wounded nearly two dozen.
A police officer says the bomb went off in a commercial area in the city, which is some 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Baghdad. Karbala is home to the Imam Hussein Shrine.
A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief reporters.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Daesh, an extremist group, often targets Iraq's Shia majority. Baghdad has seen a string of near-daily attacks in recent weeks, but mainly Shia southern Iraq has largely been spared from the violence.

• MENA