More than 22 killed, 70 wounded, in two bombings in Baghdad: police

People gather at the site of car bomb attack in Baghdad al-Jadeeda, an eastern district of the Iraqi capital

More than 22 people were killed and 70 wounded in two separate bombings on Thursday in Baghdad, one targeting a commercial street and the other an army checkpoint, Iraqi police said.

The attacks come as Iraqi forces are trying to dislodge Islamic State militants from Falluja, their stronghold just west of Baghdad.