Death toll from terrorist attacks in Baghdad rises to 73

The number of victims of the terrorist attacks carried out the day before in the eastern suburbs of Baghdad has reached 73 people, The Washington Post reported on Monday, February 29.

Several people died on the night from Sunday to Monday, and another 112 wounded remain in hospitals, police officials said. In addition, five people are still missing.

The latest death toll was reported by doctors on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the press.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called on security services to make efforts to prevent terrorist attacks against civilians.

UN Special Envoy to Iraq Jan Kubis called the Baghdad bombings "cruel and cowardly acts of terrorism" targeting civilians going about their daily business. “It is obvious that their goal is to incite interfaith conflict,” Kubis added.

Let us remind you that explosions at the mobile phone market in the Shiite district of Baghdad Madinat es-Sadr occurred on Sunday, February 28.

According to police, the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers who entered the market on motorcycles and activated explosive devices as soon as they found themselves in a crowd of people.

Responsibility for the attack was claimed by militants of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (IS, Daesh) banned in Russia. “Our swords will not stop cutting off the heads of our enemies, no matter where they are,” the terrorists said in a statement posted on the Internet.