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| Over 20 feared killed, scores injured as two blasts rock Baghdad (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | Over 20 feared killed, scores injured as two blasts rock Baghdad (PHOTOS, VIDEO) |
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| Two blasts have ripped through busy market areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 23 people and injuring 61 others. The explosions targeted the Karrada and Sha'ab districts. | |
| The explosion in Karrada killed at least 23 people and injured 45 others. | |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan confirmed that the first attack was a car bomb. | |
| Eyewitnesses said on Twitter that many shops burned down in the explosion. There are also fears the number of casualties could grow. | Eyewitnesses said on Twitter that many shops burned down in the explosion. There are also fears the number of casualties could grow. |
| Karrada, the upper middle class district of the Iraqi capital, is mostly inhabited by Shia but also has quite a large Christian minority. The area gets really busy after sunset during the holy month of Ramadan. | Karrada, the upper middle class district of the Iraqi capital, is mostly inhabited by Shia but also has quite a large Christian minority. The area gets really busy after sunset during the holy month of Ramadan. |
| Shortly after the explosion hit Karrada, eyewitnesses said there was a second blast that targeted the Shaab neighborhood, located in the northern part of the city. | Shortly after the explosion hit Karrada, eyewitnesses said there was a second blast that targeted the Shaab neighborhood, located in the northern part of the city. |
| AP said that at least five people were killed in this explosion and another 16 were injured. Meanwhile, Sky News Arabia said a suspected homemade explosive device was used to hit a market. | |
| So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. | So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| However, the tactics resemble Islamic State's signature, as the terrorists frequently choose Shia-populated civilian areas in the capital as their targets. | However, the tactics resemble Islamic State's signature, as the terrorists frequently choose Shia-populated civilian areas in the capital as their targets. |
| Earlier this week, a suicide attack west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 12 people and injured another 32. An attacker wearing a suicide vest targeted a Sunni mosque in Abu Ghraib. | Earlier this week, a suicide attack west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 12 people and injured another 32. An attacker wearing a suicide vest targeted a Sunni mosque in Abu Ghraib. |
| READ MORE: At least 12 killed in suicide attack on Abu Ghraib mosque | READ MORE: At least 12 killed in suicide attack on Abu Ghraib mosque |
| Islamic State recently suffered ground losses, as it was pushed out of Fallujah by Iraqi forces. However, the terrorist group still controls Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, located in northern Iraq. | Islamic State recently suffered ground losses, as it was pushed out of Fallujah by Iraqi forces. However, the terrorist group still controls Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, located in northern Iraq. |