SUICIDE ATTACK IN BAGHDAD KILLS AT LEAST 32

BAGHDAD Two men blew themselves up in a crowded Baghdad market on Thursday, killing at least 32 people in Iraq's first big suicide bombing for three years, authorities said, describing it as a possible sign of the reactivation of Islamic State.

Reuters journalists arriving after the blasts saw pools of blood and discarded shoes at the site, a clothing market in Tayaran Square in the centre of the city. Health authorities said at least 110 people had been wounded.

“One (bomber) came, fell to the ground and started complaining `my stomach is hurting' and he pressed the detonator in his hand. It exploded immediately,” said a street vendor.

Suicide attacks, once common in Baghdad, have halted since Islamic State fighters were defeated in 2017.