Dushanbe, 12.05.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The so called Islamic State (IS) claimed a series of car bombing attacks against Shiite targets in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Wednesday, which killed at least 93 people and wounded more than 100 others, Xinhua news agency reports.

According to a source, an IS militant detonated his car bomb in the predominantly Shiite district of Sadr City on Wednesday morning, leaving at least 64 killed and 87 others wounded.

“A massive blast occurred in the morning when a booby-trapped car went off at a popular outdoor market in the Shiite bastion of Sadr City. Most of the victims are women and children. The explosion also destroyed many stalls and civilian cars and caused damage to several nearby shops and buildings”, — source said.

Several hours later, another suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car at the crowded square of Adan at the entrance of the holy Shiite district of Kadhmiyah in northern Baghdad, leaving at least 17 people dead and 43 others wounded as many Shiite pilgrims were visiting a holy mosque in Kadhmiyah district.

At the same time, another car bomb ripped through al-Jami’a district in western Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 31 others.

The toll could rise as ambulances, police and civilian vehicles were evacuating victims to the nearby hospitals and medical centers.

Earlier, a report by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq estimated that in April 741 Iraqis were killed and 1,374 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict across Iraq.