Car Bombing in Baghdad Market Kills 18 People

(BAGHDAD) — An explosives-laden car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi officials said.

The explosion struck a crowded outdoor market in the Iraqi capital's eastern district of Sadr City, a police official said, adding that the blast also wounded up to 45 people, several seriously. There were fears the death toll could rise further.