![Iraqi security forces and citizens inspect the site after a blast at Al-Wahilat market in Sadr district of Baghdad, Iraq on July 19, 2021. It is reported that 22 were killed and 47 injured [Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210719_2_49273620_67170156-scaled-e1626754885754.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
At least 22 people were killed and 47 others injured in an explosion in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, health officials said.
The blast took place in the al-Wuhaylat public market, Sadr City district during rush hour. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi ordered the authorities to initiate an investigation, and bring the perpetrators to account.
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