The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Thursday morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, as per the interior ministry. At least 13 people were killed in a rare twin suicide bombing in a commercial district of #Baghdad on Thursday, Iraq's joint operations command said, rupturing months of relative calm.

Twin suicide attack in central Baghdad kills 20, wounds 40

The incident took place in the Nahrawan area, around the shopping district, southeast of Baghdad where one attacker blew himself up and the other one was killed by the security force. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

17 people killed and 28 wounded in suicide attack in Baghdad

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Twin suicide attack in central Baghdad kills 20, wounds 40

17 people killed and 28 wounded in suicide attack in Baghdad