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Monday 20 Jul 2015 - 05:51 Makkah mean time-4-10-1436
 Baghdad (IINA) - The White House condemned a car bombing in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that killed at least 90 people.
The attack, one of the deadliest in Iraq's turbulent history, was carried out Friday as the country marked Eid al-Fitr -- the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, AFP reported. The car bombing “purposefully and viciously targeted Iraqi civilians” celebrating the holiday, National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, said. “This latest attack is yet another painful example of the atrocities that the terrorist group ISIS continues to perpetrate against the people of Iraq,” he added in a statement. “The United States will continue to support the government of Iraq and its security forces to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist organization.” The attack came in a busy market north of Baghdad. ISIS claimed responsibility and said the suicide attacker had three tons of explosives in his vehicle.
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