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| At least 25 dead, 50+ injured as twin blasts hit shopping area in Baghdad (VIDEO) | |
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| A twin blast has hit a market in Iraq’s capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 50, Reuters reported, citing police and medics. One of the explosions was reportedly triggered by a suicide bomber. | A twin blast has hit a market in Iraq’s capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 50, Reuters reported, citing police and medics. One of the explosions was reportedly triggered by a suicide bomber. |
| 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 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. |
| One of the blasts was caused by a suicide bomber and the other by a planted explosive device, an Interior Ministry official told Reuters. | 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. |
| The Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, Al Jazeera reported. | The Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, Al Jazeera reported. |
| Islamic State often targets Baghdad because the city “is most accessible” to terrorists, Jamal Wakim, a professor of history and international relations in Beirut, told RT. | Islamic State often targets Baghdad because the city “is most accessible” to terrorists, Jamal Wakim, a professor of history and international relations in Beirut, told RT. |
| “I believe we will see more and more attacks in the future, mainly in Baghdad,” he said. | “I believe we will see more and more attacks in the future, mainly in Baghdad,” he said. |
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