Iraqi capital car bomb kills 13: officials

A car bombing in a Baghdad area where people gather to buy and sell vehicles has killed 13 people and wounded at least 52, Iraqi officials say.

Civilians gather at the scene of a deadly car bomb in the Habibiya neighborhood of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) Source: AP

A car bomb at a popular auto dealership has killed 13 people and injured 52 in eastern Baghdad's volatile Sadr City neighbourhood, where a market bombing two days earlier killed dozens, police say.

The Habibiya car dealership, widely-known for buying and selling used vehicles, has been targeted multiple times in the past.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing in a communique distributed via affiliated Twitter accounts, saying the vehicle targeted a large gathering of the Iraqi army, federal police and government-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces.