3rd LD: Death toll rises to 27 in Iraq's Baghdad twin bomb blasts

BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from twin bomb explosions in downtown Baghdad Monday rose to 27, with over 90 others wounded, a medical source said.

"We have 27 people killed by the blasts and over 90 wounded admitted to the hospitals in Baghdad," a medical source from Baghdad health department told Xinhua.

The attack took place in the morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a crowded site near al-Tayaran Square where many construction workers usually gather waiting for potential employers, the source said.

The other blast involved a roadside bomb, which went off at the scene, the source added.

Earlier, an interior ministry source put the casualties at 16 killed and 67 wounded.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State militant group, in most cases, is responsible for deadly attacks targeting crowded areas, including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq. Enditem