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Iraq Baghdad: 21 dead as twin bombs rip through market Iraq Baghdad: 28 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. At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS).
The explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market, according to police quoted by Reuters news agency. The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Police said a roadside bomb exploded near a car spare parts shop, then a suicide bomber detonated his device among the crowd that had gathered.
The Iraqi capital has been experiencing frequent militant attacks that mainly target crowded and public areas. Baghdad has seen frequent attacks, often targeting Shia districts
Many of them have been launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS). The group is under pressure from an Iraqi army offensive further north in Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in the country. IS released a statement saying two of its militants had carried out the bombings wearing suicide vests.
One of Saturday's bombs was triggered by a suicide attacker while the other was a planted explosive, officials said. The jihadist group is under pressure from an Iraqi army offensive further north in Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in the country.
"Many of the victims were people from the spare parts shops in the area," local shopkeeper Ibrahim Mohammed Ali told the AFP news agency. "
"They were gathered near a cart selling breakfast when the explosions went off."
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