Bombs kill 50 soccer fans in Baghdad

Two suicide car bombings struck soccer fans in Baghdad as they were celebrating Iraq’s victory in the Asian Cup semi-final today, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 100, officials said.

The victims were among the thousands of revellers who took to the streets of the capital after the country’s national soccer team beat South Korea to reach the tournament’s final against Saudi Arabia on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia.