Two blasts kill 15 in downtown Baghdad

Two bombs were detonated five minutes apart today in a used motorcycle marketplace in central Baghdad, killing at least 15 people and wounding 74 others, police said.

Two blasts kill 15 in downtown Baghdad

Two bombs were detonated five minutes apart today in a used motorcycle marketplace in central Baghdad, killing at least 15 people and wounding 74 others, police said.

The first bomb was attached to a motorcycle in the market. As the curious gathered to look at the aftermath, a suicide car bomber drove into the crowd and blew up his vehicle.

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