Twin suicide bombings rip through market in central Baghdad

People and security forces gather at the site of a deadly bomb attack in a market selling used clothes in Iraq (Hadi Mizban/AP)

Twin suicide bombings have ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis.