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Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 16, wounds 65, ministry says Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38, wounds 105
(about 2 hours later)
Two bombers attack area around city’s Tayran Square that is usually crowded by labourers seeking work Two bombers attack Tayran Square, which is usually crowded with labourers seeking work
Agencies Associated Press in Baghdad
Mon 15 Jan 2018 06.38 GMTMon 15 Jan 2018 06.38 GMT
Last modified on Mon 15 Jan 2018 09.05 GMT
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At least 16 people have been killed and 65 wounded in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad, the Iraqi interior ministry said. Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up at a busy market in central Baghdad in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi officials say.
The toll from the attacks on Monday could rise as more bodies were being recovered from the site, the ministry said in a statement. The attackers struck during rush hour on Monday morning in the city’s Tayran Square, which is usually crowded with labourers seeking work. The explosions also wounded at least 105 people, the officials said.
Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said the rush-hour attack struck at the city’s Tayran Square. The death toll has grown since earlier reports from the health ministry, which said 26 people had been killed, and the interior ministry, which said 16 had died. Both said dozens had been wounded.
He said it was carried out by two suicide bombers in an area around the square that is usually crowded by labourers seeking work. Ambulances rushed to the scene as security forces sealed off the area. Slippers could be seen scattered about on the blood-stained pavement as cleaners hurried to clear the debris. Photographs posted on social media showed dead bodies and body parts.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it follows previous attacks by the Islamic State group. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore all the hallmarks of Islamic State, which has claimed many such atrocities in the past.
Militant attacks have decreased significantly in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq since the country’s security forces retook nearly all territory once held by IS. The explosions shocked residents as there have been significantly fewer large attacks in Baghdad and other parts of country since security forces retook nearly all territory once held by Isis militants.
Iraqi and US officials have warned Isis would continue with insurgent-style attacks. Iraqi and US officials had warned that Isis would continue with insurgent-style attacks even after the Iraqi military and US-led coalition succeeded in ousting the group across the country.
More to follow soon ... The cost of victory has been nearly incalculable as the three-year Isis insurgency devastated much of northern and western Iraq.
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