Suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 14 people

People gather at the scene of a suicide attack, seen through the broken glass of a damaged shop, after a suicide car bomb struck a checkpoint in the eastern suburb of Hussainiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Suicide attacks targeting security forces in two Baghdad suburbs have killed and wounded dozens of people on late Saturday officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (The Associated Press)

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People sit near the scene of a suicide attack after a suicide car bomb struck a checkpoint in the eastern suburb of Hussainiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Suicide attacks targeting security forces in two Baghdad suburbs have killed and wounded dozens of people on late Saturday officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (The Associated Press)

The damaged checkpoint in seen in aftermath of a suicide car bomb in the eastern suburb of Hussainiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Suicide attacks targeting security forces in two Baghdad suburbs have killed and wounded dozens of people on late Saturday officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (The Associated Press)

Iraqi officials say suicide attacks in two Baghdad suburbs have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens.

A police officer said Sunday that a suicide car bomb struck a checkpoint in the eastern suburb of Hussainiyah late the night before, killing six civilians and four soldiers. He says 28 other people were wounded in the attack.

Another police officer says a suicide car bomb struck a passing military convoy at around the same time in the southern suburb of Arab Jabour, killing four soldiers and wounding eight others.

Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which bore the hallmarks of Islamic State extremist group.

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