1 killed, 12 wounded in market explosion in Iraq's capital

A powerful explosion in a market in east Baghdad killed one person and injured 12, as per Iraq's military.

A powerful explosion rocked a market in east Baghdad on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 12 others, according to Iraq's military. The cause of the blast in the city's Sadr City area, in the Habibiya neighborhood, was not immediately known. It sent a cloud of black smoke above the area. A military statement said one person was killed and 12 injured, according to a preliminary investigation.