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Shocking scenes from Baghdad: body parts and fire for the first time in 3 years January 21, 2021 Dozens were killed and wounded in a double suicide attack in the center of the capital (Getty) Ultra Iraq - Editorial Team Days after the announcement of the opening of the ancient streets, whose name was linked to a previous massacre, two explosions reverberated in the center of the capital, Baghdad, leaving dozens dead and wounded, in a first incident about 3 years ago. At least 28 people were killed in the twin suicide attack in the center of the capital The scenes and images showed the first moments of the attack, which was carried out by two suicide bombers with explosive belts targeting sellers and civilians in the military clothing market in Tayaran Square in the center of the capital, on the morning of Thursday, January 21. A police officer told "Ultra Iraq", "One of the suicide bombers detonated his explosive belt in the middle of Tayaran Square, and then the other detonated himself near the premises selling used clothes on the opposite side." And the officer, who requested anonymity, stated that "the two explosions resulted in dozens of dead and wounded." The security forces cordoned off the site of the accident, as pictures that could not be published showed evacuations of the victims, who were strewn about the carts selling clothes and the vegetable market. The death toll from the attack reached 28 dead and dozens of wounded, according to an infinite statistic announced by the Joint Operations Command. Meanwhile, Major General Yahya Rasul, a spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, said in a statement that “the security forces chased the perpetrators of the attack,” before they set out to detonate their belts among civilians. In turn, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Saif Al-Badr, said, "Hospitals in the capital have entered a state of alert to receive the wounded in the suicide bombings."
