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Iraq crisis: Two bombs kill at least 20 in Baghdad | Iraq crisis: Two bombs kill at least 20 in Baghdad |
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More than 20 people were killed and dozens injured after two bombs went off in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Thursday. | More than 20 people were killed and dozens injured after two bombs went off in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Thursday. |
A car bomb in Kadhamiya, a mainly Shia area that has seen several attacks in recent days, killed at least 11. | A car bomb in Kadhamiya, a mainly Shia area that has seen several attacks in recent days, killed at least 11. |
Separately, a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a police checkpoint in central Baghdad, killing nine people. | Separately, a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a police checkpoint in central Baghdad, killing nine people. |
Sectarian tension has been rising in Iraq in recent months amid political chaos and an Islamic State offensive. | Sectarian tension has been rising in Iraq in recent months amid political chaos and an Islamic State offensive. |
Last week, a car bomb in the mainly Shia neighbourhood of Jadida killed at least eight and wound about 20 others. There was also an attack on a Shia mosque. | Last week, a car bomb in the mainly Shia neighbourhood of Jadida killed at least eight and wound about 20 others. There was also an attack on a Shia mosque. |
The spate of attacks on Shia came after at least 68 people were shot dead at a Sunni mosque earlier in August, in a mass shooting blamed on Shia militia. | The spate of attacks on Shia came after at least 68 people were shot dead at a Sunni mosque earlier in August, in a mass shooting blamed on Shia militia. |
Tension between Shia and Sunni groups in Iraq has been further heightened by the advance of Islamic State militants and the Sunni groups allied with them. | Tension between Shia and Sunni groups in Iraq has been further heightened by the advance of Islamic State militants and the Sunni groups allied with them. |
Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, a moderate Shia, is trying to form a more inclusive government after the resignation of Nouri Maliki. | Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, a moderate Shia, is trying to form a more inclusive government after the resignation of Nouri Maliki. |
Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was widely criticised for marginalising Iraq's Sunni minority. | Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was widely criticised for marginalising Iraq's Sunni minority. |
Mr Abadi's task was made tougher after two influential Sunni politicians suspended participation in talks on a new cabinet in protest at the mass shooting at a Sunni mosque. | Mr Abadi's task was made tougher after two influential Sunni politicians suspended participation in talks on a new cabinet in protest at the mass shooting at a Sunni mosque. |
Talks on forming a new government have resumed but Iraqi media said they had broken up on Thursday without an agreement. | Talks on forming a new government have resumed but Iraqi media said they had broken up on Thursday without an agreement. |
Are you in the area of Kadhamiya? Did you witness the bombings? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |