Baghdad, August 20: A bomb planted on a bicycle has exploded at a market in central Baghdad, killing two people and wounding 10 others a day after twin fatal blasts in the capital.
Security and medical officials said that the blast hit the commercial area of Hafiz al-Qazi at the al-Rasheed street in central Baghdad, causing damages to several nearby shops and buildings on Thursday.
The attack came a day after a series of deadly bomb attacks that killed 97 people and wounded 585 in Baghdad, including a twin truck bombing outside government buildings.
Iraqi forces were on high alert after Baghdad’s bloodiest day in 18 months.
—-Agencies