In Iraq, at least 28 people were killed and 54 others injured in two bomb blasts in a busy market in the capital Baghdad today. According to officials, the explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market. <br/><br/>Police officials said that one bomb was triggered by a suicide attacker while the other was a planted explosive. <br/><br/>The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attacks in a statement posted by its Aamaq news agency, confirming that the blasts came from a pair of suicide bombers.

In Iraq, at least 21 people were killed and 40 others injured in two blasts in a busy market in the capital Baghdad today. According to officials, the explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market and said to have been caused by improvised explosive devices. <br/><br/>An interior ministry official told media that one bomb was triggered by a suicide attacker while the other was a planted explosive. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.The Iraqi capital has been experiencing frequent militant attacks that mainly target crowded and public areas.