Eight people were arrested today in a major anti-terror operation.

TWO near-simultaneous bombings targeted a crowded downtown Baghdad coffee shop and nearby restaurant, killing at least 23 people and wounding 26, according to police and hospital officials.

A suicide attacker detonated an explosive vest inside a crowded Baghdad coffee shop today and seconds later another bomb exploded under a nearby car, killing at least 23 people and wounding 26, police and hospital officials said.