IS claims Iraq car bomb blast that killed over 100: Police

The death toll in an Iraq suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State has risen to over 100, police and medics say.

People inspect the scene of after an explosion hit in Baghdad, Iraq. A string of car bombs and explosive belts attacks have been occurring through July (AAP) Source: AAP

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing in Iraq that killed more than 100 people, including children, who were celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Friday.

In a statement, the Sunni militant group said the suicide bomber had three tonnes of explosives.