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At least 18 feared killed, 38 injured as twin blasts hit market in Baghdad At least 21 feared dead, 40+ injured as twin blasts hit shopping area 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. A twin blast has hit a market in Iraq’s capital, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 40, Reuters reported, citing police and medics. One of the explosions was reportedly triggered by a suicide bomber.
China's Xinhua News reports at least 19 fatalities. The death toll is expected to rise. The blast took place at the Sinak Market in central Baghdad’s Al-Rasheed district, a police colonel told AFP. The agency’s sources put the death toll at 18.
The blast reportedly took place at the Sinak Market in central Baghdad’s Al-Rasheed district, according to witnesses' accounts on Twitter. One of the blasts was caused by a suicide bomber and the other by a planted explosive device, an Interior Ministry official told Reuters.
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.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.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.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.No group has yet claimed responsibility.
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