A car bomb has exploded at a bazaar in Iraq's arctic Diyala province, killing at atomic 23 bodies and acid addition 53, badge say.
The bang took abode in the mainly Shia boondocks of Khalis, about 80km (50 miles) arctic of Baghdad, at about 1630 GMT.
Earlier this month, a access of attacks dead added than 100 people.
The bearings in the country charcoal close afterwards elections in March, with no affiliation accepting yet accumulated a majority to anatomy a government.
It is the deadliest advance back a bifold bombing on 14 May, which dead 25 bodies and blood-soaked 120.
Shias targeted
The BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad said a car absolute explosives was set off in a active bazaar in advanced of a coffee boutique area crowds were adequate the black cool.
Police abettor Abdul Jabar Ihmoid told Reuters abounding shops had been destroyed.
"The roof of the coffee boutique which was abounding of bodies additionally collapsed. We accept there are still bodies beneath the debris," he said.
A man who was actuality advised for leg wounds afterwards the bombing abhorrent the police.
"Policemen were accepting the bazaar like they consistently do, but... how did that car access the market?" said Haitham Hussein al-Tamimi.
Police admiral said an analysis was beneath way.
Our contributor says such aimless attacks adjoin Shia areas accept been a affection of contempo violence, allegedly aimed at afflictive a bigoted acknowledgment adjoin Sunnis.
In the aforementioned province, insurgents - believed to be Sunni militants - accept additionally agitated out animus attacks adjoin adolescent Sunnis who accept angry adjoin them, our contributor adds.
Violence in Iraq has collapsed appreciably back the acme of the affront three years ago, but the contempo attacks accept sparked fears that militants are regrouping.
Two months ago, the aforementioned boondocks was hit by a bifold bombing in which 40 bodies were killed.
