At least 70 individuals , the majority of whom were Iranian , were killed after a truck bomb was detonated at a petrol station in the village of Shomali in southern Baghdad . Officials believe the targets were buses carrying Iranian pilgrims who had completed the major Shia pilgrimage of Arbaeen in the holy city Karbala . Responsibility for the terrorist attack has been claimed by ISIS , in a statement put out by its news agency reporters .
At least 70 individuals, the majority of whom were Iranian, were killed after a truck bomb was detonated at a petrol station in the village of Shomali in southern Baghdad. Officials believe the targets were buses carrying Iranian pilgrims who had completed the major Shia holiday of Arbaeen in the holy city Karbala. Responsibility for the suicide attack has been claimed by ISIS, in a statement put out by its news agency Aamaq.