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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two nearly simultaneous bombs struck a predominantly Shiite commercial area in central Baghdad, killing at least 52 people and wounding dozens, police said. The first blast occurred shortly after noon when a bomb left in a bag placed among the stalls of vendors peddling DVDs and secondhand clothes exploded in the Bab al-Sharqi area between Tayaran and Tahrir squares. It was followed almost immediately by a parked car bomb just feet away. Police and hospital officials said at least 52 people were killed and 72 wounded.
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