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| At least 18 feared killed, 38 injured as twin blasts hit market in Baghdad | |
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| A twin blast has hit a market in Iraq’s capital, killing at least 18 people and injuring 38, police told AFP and Al Jazeera. | |
| China's Xinhua News reports at least 19 fatalities. The death toll is expected to rise. | |
| The blast reportedly took place at the Sinak Market in central Baghdad’s Al-Rasheed district, according to witnesses' accounts on Twitter. | |
| Both blasts occurred in a crowded area, Kurdistan24 news reported, adding that people were already rescuing the victims of the first blast, when the second blast hit. | |
| Security forces have cordoned off the scene, and ambulances have rushed to transport the dead and injured, Alsumaria news reported. | |
| It is still unclear whether the blasts were the result of a suicide bomber attack or remotely detonated devices. | |
| No group has yet claimed responsibility. | |
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