Twin bombing kills 18 in Baghdad

Eighteen people have been killed in a twin bombing in Baghdad, Iraqi police and health officials said tonight.

Eighteen people have been killed in a twin bombing in Baghdad, Iraqi police and health officials said tonight.

Police said the blasts targeted a music store in a Shiite neighbourhood of the capital.

Two people were killed in the initial explosion shortly after 7pm local time.

Four minutes later, as people rushed to the scene, a second bomb exploded, police said.

Another 36 people were wounded in the attack.

A medic at Imam Hussein hospital confirmed the casualties.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

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