Bombs hit pet market in Baghdad, killing five and wounding 57

TWO bombs struck in quick succession at a pet market in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding 57.

The attack followed an appeal by the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq urging Sunnis to confront Shi’ites and ignore calls for national reconciliation.

The explosives were left in bags at the entrance and the centre of the al-Ghazil market, Lieutenant Ahmed Muhammad Ali said.