Twin suicide bombing in Baghdad kills 38, wounds at least 65

(15 Jan 2018) A double suicide bombing in central Baghdad on Monday morning killed at least 38 people, according to a spokesman at Iraq's Interior Ministry. The rush-hour attack struck at the city's Tayran Square on Monday morning, the spokesman said, adding it was carried out by two suicide bombers and that the explosions also wounded at least 105 people. The area around the square is usually crowded by labourers seeking work. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group, which has claimed such attacks before. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...