Islamic State claims blast in Baghdad's Sadr City

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City district on Monday which killed 24 people and wounded 67 others. Amaq news agency, a site linked to the militants, said in a statement distributed online that the attack had targeted a gathering of Shi'ite Muslims, which the ultra-hardline Sunni group considers apostates. (Reporting by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Louise Ireland)