BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Interior Ministry spokesman says a double suicide bombing in central Baghdad has killed at least 16 people.
Maj. Gen. Saad Maan says the rush-hour attack struck at the city’s Tayran Square on Monday morning.
He says it was carried out by two suicide bombers and that the explosions also wounded at least 65 people. The area around the square is usually crowded by laborers seeking work.
The military says death toll could rise, since more bodies were being recovered from the site, according to the Reuters news agency.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has claimed such attacks before.
Militant attacks have decreased significantly in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq since the country’s security forces retook nearly all territory once held by IS. Iraqi and U.S. officials have warned IS would continue with insurgent-style attacks.
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