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At least 22 people have been killed in two bombings that occurred just moments apart in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.At least 22 people have been killed in two bombings that occurred just moments apart in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Reports say the first bomb went off in a car or a bus and the second bomb exploded seconds later as a crowd of people gathered to help the victims. The first bomb went off in a car and then a suicide bomber detonated the second blast in a crowd that had gathered to help, police say.
Nearly 50 people have been reported injured in the blasts, which took place in the morning rush hour. Another 42 people were injured in the blasts, which took place during the morning rush hour in the mainly-Sunni district of Adhamiya.
It is one the deadliest attacks in Iraq in months, as violence has receded from the peaks recorded two years ago. It is one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in several months.
Although attacks have decreased in number overall, there has been a string of bombings in Baghdad in recent weeks. It is unclear how many people were killed and wounded in each of the explosions, police say.
The twin-bombing tactic has been a favourite one of Iraqi insurgents since the US-led invasion in 2003, say correspondents. Although attacks have decreased in number overall in Iraq in the last year, there has been a string of bombings in Baghdad in recent weeks.
Most of these have targeted police or security forces, government officials or commuters going to work in the morning.
The twin-bombing tactic has been much-used by Iraqi insurgents since the US-led invasion in 2003, says the BBC's Andrew North in Baghdad.
There are suspicions that the twin blasts were an al-Qaeda revenge attack against a Sunni neighbourhood that was once an insurgent stronghold, our correspondent says.
Adhamiya has gone over to the government side, with local gunmen joining one of the Awakening Councils that have sprung up to fight the insurgency.