(Washington Post) Mustafa Salim and Loveday Morris - The death toll from a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives-laden car in Baghdad early Sunday rose to more than 200 on Monday. Most of those killed died in a huge fire that burned down shops and consumed several small malls. At the moment of the blast, the street was full of families late-night shopping during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while cafes were packed with young people watching the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.
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