*Pakistan strongly condemned on Friday the twin suicide blasts in Baghdadwhich killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100.*

On Thursday, the first bomber rushed into the Tayaran Square and gathered acrowd around him by claiming to feel sick. “He pressed the detonator in hishand. It exploded immediately and people were torn to pieces,” astallholder told *Reuters*. The second bomber blew himself up as otherscame to help the victims.

Later, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack- the biggestsuicide attack in Baghdad for three years. The jihadist group made theadmission via its accounts on the messaging app Telegram.

In a statement on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistanconveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prays for thespeedy recovery of those injured in these gruesome terrorist attacks.

“Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and standsin solidarity with the brotherly government and people of Iraq in theirfight against terrorism,” FO said.