Iraq: 36 people killed in double bombing in Baghdad

The latest Iraqi police source said the number of people killed in two suicide bombings in the country's capital Baghdad on February 7 has increased to 36 people compared to the 25 people announced a few hours earlier.

The scene of the bombing at a restaurant in New Baghdad on February 7. Source: AFP

The number of people injured in the two bombings also increased from 64 to 94.

No individual or organization has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has carried out similar suicide bombings in Iraq.

According to a recent United Nations report, some of the most serious violence and terrorist attacks have taken place in Iraq over the past few years.

In 2014 alone – considered the deadliest year since the outbreak of sectarian conflict in 2006-2007 – at least 12,282 civilians were killed and more than 23,000 others were injured.

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