Al-Qaida’s umbrella group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people, including 24 children trapped in a bus.

TWO powerful car bombs blew up outside the Justice Ministry and city government offices in downtown Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 147 people in the worst attack in more than two years.

Two powerful suicide car bombs blew up outside the Justice Ministry and city government offices in central Baghdad today, killing at least 136 people in the worst attack in more than two years.