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Iraq animal market bomb kills 14 Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 35
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At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a popular Baghdad animal market, officials say. Two bombs in busy Baghdad markets have killed at least 35 people and wounded 75 more, police say.
More than 22 were also wounded in the blast at the Ghazil market, which has been bombed at least three times in the past year. The first blast struck at around 1020 local time (0720GMT) in the popular Ghazil animal market, which has been bombed three times in the past year.
The bomb, which had been hidden in a box of birds, exploded at around 1020 local time (0820GMT) during a busy time for the market. The bomb, which was hidden in a box of birds, exploded during a busy time for the market.
It was the deadliest bombing to hit the Iraqi capital in several weeks. A second blast 20 minutes later tore through another crowded market in the southeast of the capital.
In November, a blast killed 15 at the market, in an attack the US military blamed on Iranian-backed Shia militants. The blasts are the deadliest to hit the Iraqi capital in several weeks.
But with Iraqi capital's improving security climate customers had started returning to the market in large numbers, correspondents say. In November, a blast killed 15 at the Ghazil market, in an attack the US military blamed on Iranian-backed Shia militants.
But with the Iraqi capital's improving security climate customers had started returning to the market in large numbers, correspondents say.