BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) — A double suicide bombing on a busy market area in central Baghdad killed at least 28 people on Saturday morning.
The two consecutive blasts took place in the busy neighborhood of al-Sinak and injured more than 50 people, the BBC reported.
The first explosion took place near a car parts shop and after a crowd gathered to help the victims a second attack targeted the same area, police told Kurdistan24.
Baghdad security said two people wearing suicide vests detonated the explosives, a method commonly used to target Shia districts.
Ambulances arrived at the scene after the second attack to rush victims, the majority of whom worked in spare parts shops, to nearby hospitals.
The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, confirming that two suicide bombers carried out the attacks.
