Twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad, kill 32
Twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad, kill 32
AP / Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 06:00 IST
busy market left at least 110 others wounded; Iraqi military officials blame it on
Islamic State
BAGHDAD Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood smeared the floors of the busy market amid piles of clothes and shoes as survivors took stock of the disarray in the aftermath. No one immediately took responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi military officials said it was the work of the Islamic State group.