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Iraq Baghdad: 21 dead as twin bombs rip through market | |
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At least 21 people have been killed and 40 people wounded in a double bombing at a busy market in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | |
The explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market, according to police quoted by Reuters news agency. | |
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
The Iraqi capital has been experiencing frequent militant attacks that mainly target crowded and public areas. | |
One bomb was triggered by a suicide attacker while the other was a planted explosive, an interior ministry official told Reuters. | |
There had been reports that both bombs were improvised explosive devices. | |
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