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Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens.

Iraq: Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead The bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- People and security forces gather at the site of a deadly bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo | AP) By PTI BAGHDAD: Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people ...

The market had been teeming with people after the lifting of nearly a year of restrictions imposed across Iraq amid Covid-19.

Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said.  The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over p...

Iraqs joint operations command said another 19 people were also wounded, calling it a preliminary toll.Military spokesman Yahya Rasool said two suicide bombers detonated their explosives as they were being pursued by security forces

No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, which is the first of its kind in the area in three years.

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