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At least 44 killed, 90 injured by 2 bombs in Baghdad – police Over 60 killed in triple Baghdad bombings, more than 100 injured
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At least 44 people have been killed in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after two bombs were set off, according to police and medical sources as cited by Reuters. It is believed over 90 people have been injured following the blasts. At least 63 people were killed in Baghdad when three bombs went off on Tuesday, according to police and medical sources cited by Reuters and AP. The blasts affected areas in the north and south of the Iraqi capital, as well as the Sadr City district.
The two blasts struck different areas. The most deadly explosion hit a district in the north of Baghdad, which killed 38 and injured at least 70 people.  The three blasts were not connected and struck different areas of Baghdad. The most deadly explosion hit a district in the north of Baghdad, killing 38 people and injuring at least 70 others. 
A spokesman for the Baghdad Operations Command spoke on state television saying the attacker in the Al-Shaab district in the north of the Baghdad had detonated a suicide vest in coordination with a bomb which had been planted. A spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command told state television that the attacker in the Al-Shaab district in the north of the Baghdad had detonated a suicide vest in coordination with a bomb which had been planted. 
Meanwhile, a car bomb in the southern neighborhood of Al-Rasheed left six people dead, while another 21 received injuries. The blasts hit a predominantly Shiite area, while initial investigations claim the attacker was a woman. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) said it was responsible for the deadly attacks.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks at present, though terror group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) was responsible for bombings around Baghdad last week, which killed around 100 people. This was followed by a car bomb in the southern neighborhood of Al-Rasheed which left six people dead, while another 21 received injuries. 
These two attacks come just two days after IS launched attacks on a state cooking gas factory in the north of Baghdad, which killed 14 people and injured a further 27. A few hours later, Iraqi officials cited by Reuters said a suicide car bomb struck a crowded market in the mainly Shiite Sadr City, killing 19 and injuring 17, and bringing the total death toll in the capital up to at least 63, while over 100 people have suffered injuries. 
The IS terror group was also responsible for bombings which killed around 100 people in Baghdad last week. 
The three latest attacks come just two days after IS launched assaults on a state cooking gas factory in the north of Baghdad, which killed 14 people and injured a further 27.
The attack was carried out using a car explosive at the factory entrance early on Sunday morning.The attack was carried out using a car explosive at the factory entrance early on Sunday morning.
A further group of at least six terrorists arrived at the scene wearing explosive vests and became embroiled in a gun battle with police. Members of the government’s security forces were amongst those killed.A further group of at least six terrorists arrived at the scene wearing explosive vests and became embroiled in a gun battle with police. Members of the government’s security forces were amongst those killed.
On May 11, Baghdad was rocked by three successive bombings which killed at least 88 people.On May 11, Baghdad was rocked by three successive bombings which killed at least 88 people.
Police said an SUV rigged with explosives parked near a beauty salon in a busy market in Sadr City caused the most serious blast, which left at least 63 people dead.Police said an SUV rigged with explosives parked near a beauty salon in a busy market in Sadr City caused the most serious blast, which left at least 63 people dead.
Subsequent explosions occurred in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad – an area of the city considered a center of Shiite Islam - which killed 18 civilians and the Sunni district of Jamiya where seven people lost their lives. IS claimed responsibility for all of the attacks. Subsequent explosions occurred in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad – an area of the city considered a center of Shiite Islam – where 18 civilians were killed, and the Sunni district of Jamiya, where seven people lost their lives. IS claimed responsibility for all of the attacks.