Twin suicide bombings at a Baghdad market killed
at least 32 people and injured 110 others on Thursday, according to Iraq s health ministry. Of the injured, 36 are being treated in hospitals.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
Two suicide bombers detonated their vests when security forces pursued them through a busy market off Tayaran Square. Witnesses said
the first cried out he was ill, causing a crowd to form around him
in a street off the main square. He then detonated the bomb he wore.
The first attack occurred around 10 a.m. local time, a fruit vendor, Abbas Abdulkareem, told NPR.
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