Twin terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Iraq: more than 120 casualties
More than 120 people were wounded in a double bombing carried out by suicide bombers in central Baghdad, local television station Al Sumaria reported, citing police sources.
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Earlier, there were reports of 26 people killed in the suicide attack on January 15.
"The list of dead and wounded in the double suicide bombing targeting a group of workers in Tayran Square (Airlines Square) in central Baghdad, stopped at 26 dead and 95 wounded," - the source said.
He noted that the injured were taken to the nearest hospital, and the area where the terrorist attack took place was briefly cordoned off.
Iraq's Interior Ministry said earlier that the terrorist attack on Monday morning (January 15) was carried out by two suicide bombers with explosive belts, killing 16 and wounding 65 people.
No terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. In December 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared complete victory in the war against IS.
