Successive bombings kill 20 in northern Iraq

Baghdad, July 09: At least 20 people have been killed and 60 others wounded in two bomb explosions in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police say.

The first blast occurred when a bomber detonated an explosive vest in the town, 420 kilometers (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

The second attack followed as people gathered at the scene of the first blast, Reuters reported.

The blasts came a day after two car bombs went off within minutes of each other in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing 12 and injuring dozens.

Police say the death toll is expected to rise further.

——Agencies