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| Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 35 | Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 35 |
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| Two bombs in busy Baghdad markets have killed at least 35 people and wounded 75 more, police say. | Two bombs in busy Baghdad markets have killed at least 35 people and wounded 75 more, police say. |
| 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 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 was hidden in a box of birds, exploded 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. |
| A second blast 20 minutes later tore through another crowded market in the southeast of the capital. | A second blast 20 minutes later tore through another crowded market in the southeast of the capital. |
| The blasts are the deadliest to hit the Iraqi capital in months. | |
| In November, a blast killed 15 at the Ghazil market, in an attack the US military blamed on Iranian-backed Shia militants. | 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. | But with the Iraqi capital's improving security climate customers had started returning to the market in large numbers, correspondents say. |