BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for two suicide bomb attacks at busy commercial areas in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad that killed a total of 15 people and wounded 59 others, the group said in an online statement.
One of the group's suicide bombers, nicknamed Abu Ayyub al-Iraqi, detonated his explosive vest at a crowd of Shiite people in New Baghdad district in eastern Baghdad, while another suicide bomber struck Baiyaa district in southern Baghdad, according to a brief statement, of which the authenticity could not be independently verified.
Earlier, a police source anonymously told Xinhua that one of the attacks occurred in the morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a busy commercial area near a post office in New Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding 29 others.
The massive blast destroyed several nearby shops and civilian cars, the source said.
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