At least 13 people were dead while several others sustain injuries when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular Baghdad ice cream shop early on Tuesday.
As per details, the attack took place in Karrada district in central Baghdad which left at least 30 people injured, officials said.
Ice cream and blood stain the floor. But ISIS underestimates our resolve. Iraqis will be back on these very streets tomorrow night pic.twitter.com/i83YoDZXMe
— Ali Hadi Al-Musawi (@ahmusawi) May 29, 2017
Videos posted to social media showed chaotic scenes on the streets surrounding the blast.
A number of wounded lay on the ground, others propped themselves up on the colourful park benches outside the ice cream shop.
Tonight in Baghdad ISIS targeted innocent families enjoying a #Ramadan meal. There’s nothing Islamic about ISIS, just a desperate death cult pic.twitter.com/Kh2N6Czweb
— Ali Hadi Al-Musawi (@ahmusawi) May 29, 2017
The attack struck just days into the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fast during daylight hours.
The officials say the bombing in central Baghdad involved explosives in a parked car that a bomber detonated. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) Amaq website said the suicide bomber targeted a “gathering of Shia”.
Devastating scenes at the sight of tonight’s bombing in #Baghdad. One of the busiest parts of the capital. Initial reports suggest 2 dead pic.twitter.com/duKSMzATKc
— Ali Hadi Al-Musawi (@ahmusawi) May 29, 2017
