27 killed, 64 wounded in Baghdad bomb blast

A double suicide bombing has killed 27 people in Baghdad, officials said, the second such attack in the Iraqi capital in three days.

An interior ministry official said there are 27 dead and 64 wounded.

Two men detonated explosives vests in Aviation Square, a commercial district and gathering point for day labourers seeking work, according to the official.

It has been the scene of deadly attacks in the past.
 (RTE)
 15/1/18