TWO explosions hit Shi’ite targets in war-torn Iraq after sundown yesterday, killing at least 15 people and raising the death toll for the day to at least 56.

Two explosions hit Shiite targets in northern Baghdad after sundown today, killing at least 15 people and wounding 72, police said. The attacks raised the death toll for the day to at least 56.

Panic engulfed thousands of Shiites marching across a bridge in a religious procession today after rumours spread that a suicide bomber was about to attack, triggering a stampede that killed at least 695 people.