Explosion rocks southern suburbs of Baghdad

Police officials said the deadly explosion occurred on Sunday at the busy market in the town of Youssifiyah, located 20 Kilometers (12 miles) south of Baghdad.

The bomb attack also injured 16 people in the Iraqi capital.

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing so far. However, Iraqi officials blame the recent spike in such terrorist attacks on the ISIL militants.

New figures released by the United Nations show that violence in Iraq claimed at least 1,273 lives in October alone.