Various reports put the death toll at between 24 and 37, with more than 60 wounded.

A statement on a website linked to ISIL says the attack targeted a gathering of Shi’ite Muslims.

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The blast comes as the French President Francois Hollande visits the Iraqi capital and it is the latest in a series of bombings.

On Sunday nine people, including four security personnel, were killed at a checkpoint south of Baghdad.

And on Saturday two suicide bombers killed at least 28 people in a market in Baghdad. ISIL said it was also responsible for that attack.