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Iraq Baghdad: 28 dead as twin bombs rip through market
Source: BBC
At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS).
The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured.
Police said a roadside bomb exploded near a car spare parts shop, then a suicide bomber detonated his device among the crowd that had gathered.
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The jihadist group is under pressure from an Iraqi army offensive further north in Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in the country.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38476807
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