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| Suicide bombers strike in Baghdad | Suicide bombers strike in Baghdad |
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| At least 15 people are believed to have been killed and 35 injured in twin suicide car bomb attacks in Baghdad. | At least 15 people are believed to have been killed and 35 injured in twin suicide car bomb attacks in Baghdad. |
| Iraqi police sources say the bombs exploded in quick succession near a market in the mainly Shia New Baghdad district, in the east of the city. | Iraqi police sources say the bombs exploded in quick succession near a market in the mainly Shia New Baghdad district, in the east of the city. |
| There has been a string of bomb attacks on markets in recent weeks - the worst of which killed 88 people. | There has been a string of bomb attacks on markets in recent weeks - the worst of which killed 88 people. |
| Police said that eight computer firm employees were also kidnapped on Saturday by men in police uniforms. | Police said that eight computer firm employees were also kidnapped on Saturday by men in police uniforms. |
| Reports said that the first suicide bomber drove his vehicle into a busy street near a bird market in the Shia district. | |
| The second bomber triggered his explosion minutes later, targeting those who had come to help victims of the first bomb. | The second bomber triggered his explosion minutes later, targeting those who had come to help victims of the first bomb. |
| The BBC's correspondent in Baghdad, Mike Wooldridge, says that markets of various kinds have been a particular target in recent days, many in predominantly Shia areas. | |
| On Friday, an explosion in Ghazil pet market in the city centre killed 15 and injured 35 others. | On Friday, an explosion in Ghazil pet market in the city centre killed 15 and injured 35 others. |
| Our correspondent says that Iraq's Shia Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, has repeatedly said that a new security drive in Baghdad will tackle violence from both sides of the Sunni-Shia sectarian divide. |