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A car packed with explosives tore through an area near car dealerships in Baghdad, Iraq.

A further 55 civilians were injured in the incident, which is the deadliest in Iraq this year.

Amaq news agency, ISIS' propaganda arm, confirmed the jihadist group claimed resposibility for the bloodshed.

The death toll could rise as many of the wounded are in a critical condition, Reuters reports.

(Image: AFP)

It's the second bombing of car markets this week, suggesting terrorists are hiding explosives in cars and moving them to places where other vehicles are parked.

Security sources say the bomb attack was carried out in a crowded street full of garages and used car dealers in Hayy al-Shurta – in the south west of the city.

(Image: REUTERS/AFP) (Image: REUTERS)

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck yesterday in the Sadr City suburb, east of Baghdad.

At least 15 people were killed in a similar attack.

ISIS also claimed responsbility for a suicide bomb attack at a shrine in Pakistan this afternoon.

The attack killed at least 30 people and injured more than 100.