At least 115 killed in two Iraq bombings

At least 115 people have been killed in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people in a central shopping district, officials said.

The bombings demonstrated the extremists’ ability to mount significant attacks despite major battlefield losses, including the city of Fallujah, which was declared “fully liberated” from IS just over a week ago.

The deadliest attack took place in the central Karada district of Baghdad yesterday, where a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laded pickup truck outside a crowded shopping centre, according to a police officer. He said the dead included 15 children, 10 women and six policemen.