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20 dead in series of Baghdad bombings Twenty people have died, and scores have been injured during a spate of bomb attacks in Iraqi capital Baghdad, government officials have said. In the most deadly attack, a car bomb went off on Tuesday evening, near a busy street of shops and restaurants. No one has claimed responsibility, but Islamic State has been behind many of the successful attacks in the city in recent months. 20:51 Islamic State captures Libyan hub of Sirte - reports Jihadists from the Islamic State have defeated more moderate Islamist militias from the Fajr Libya movement to take over the port of Sirte, according to the US-based SITE Intelligence Group. The group says it has identified photographic and video evidence showing "IS fighters engaged in clashes, sitting atop heavy guns, exploring the power plant and town, as well as bodies of dead Fajr Libya fighters." The group earlier captured the airport and main power plant in the city, which wa...