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Blast in Baghdad kills at least 28

Police at first said a pair of back-to-back roadside bombs exploded

Remains of car bombs litter a school yard used as a cemetery for deceased Islamic State group fighters in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq
Remains of car bombs litter a school yard used as a cemetery for deceased Islamic State group fighters in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq
AP | PTI Baghdad
Last Updated : Dec 31 2016 | 2:01 PM IST
A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad on Saturday killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 54, according to police and medical officials.

The attacks took place early this morning in al-Sinak, a busy market selling car accessories, food and clothes as well as agricultural seeds and machinery.

Details were sketchy in the immediate aftermath. Police at first said a pair of back-to-back roadside bombs exploded.

Later a police official said first a roadside bomb exploded, then a suicide bomber detonated his device amid the crowd that had gathered. Finally, police concluded that the carnage was the work of a pair of suicide bombers.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to release the information.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but the Islamic State group has launched near-daily attacks in the capital in recent months.

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First Published: Dec 31 2016 | 2:00 PM IST

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