The death toll from Sunday's church attack in Baghdad has rise to 58 while 75 others were wounded, an Interior Ministry source said Monday.

"Our latest reports said that 58 people were killed and 75 others wounded by the gunmen attack and the operation of the Iraqi security forces to release dozens of hostages in Karrada church," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Among the dead were 43 civilians, most of them women and children hostages, ten security members and five gunmen, the source said, adding that 15 security members were among the wounded.

Gunmen, wearing explosive vests and carrying grenades and assault rifles, detonated a car bomb near the Iraqi security forces at the sunset and stormed a nearby stock market. They then entered nearby Lady of Deliverance church, or Saidat al-Najat in Arabic, in Karrada district, holding about 100 hostages.

About three hours later, the Iraqi security forces stormed the church and freed the hostages, ending the standoff.

Earlier, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source put the toll at 37 people killed and 56 wounded.

Eight suspect also captured at the scene for interrogation, he added.

Violence and sporadic high-profile attacks are still common in Iraqi cities as part of recent deterioration in security which shaped a setback to the efforts of the Iraqi government to restore normalcy in the country after violence-torn Iraq held parliamentary elections about eight months ago.

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