The European Union (EU) on Tuesday night strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, that killed and injured dozens of innocent Iraqis.

Iran PressEurope: Nabila Massrali, the spokeswoman for EU foreign policy, in a statement said: "The The EU condemns in the strongest possible terms this attack, which was claimed by ISIS and took place on the eve of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha."

"The European Union stands with the Iraqi government and people," Massrali said in the statement, expressing her condolences to the families of the victims.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saeed Khatibzadeh, on Tuesday morning condemned the terrorist attack in Baghdad and stressed Iran's readiness to cooperate with the Iraqi government in countering terrorist movements in the country.

At least 35 people were killed after an ISIS-affiliated bomber struck a crowded market in the populated neighborhood of Sadr City, in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

The bombing in the neighborhood of Sadr City on Monday also injured more than 60 people, with a number of them in critical condition, according to the Iraqi police. 219