Twin suicide blasts in Baghdad leave nearly 30 dead
21 January 2021 |
2:50 pm
A rare twin suicide bombing has killed nearly 30 people and wounded another 73 in central Baghdad, Iraqi state media said, the deadliest attack in the city in three years.
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