Reports: ISIL car bombing in Baghdad kills at least 64

 

  At least 64 people were killed and dozens injured in a car bombing in a market in a mainly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attack on social media. It said it targeted Shiite militias.
The vehicle detonated at the crowded market in Sadr City, an eastern area of the Iraqi capital. ISIL has carried out a number of attacks in the area.
Reuters reported that an SUV was packed with explosives before exploding near a beauty salon at rush hour. Most of the victims were women, it said.
Reports on the death toll vary — the BBC and CNN reported that at least 64 people were killed while the Associated Press said at least 45 people were dead. Reuters reported that 50 people were killed.
ISIL also claimed a February twin suicide bombing in Sadr City that killed 70 people, Reuters reported. The Sunni extemist group considers Shiites apostates who have forsaken their religion.