(VOVworld) – At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in 2 bombings in Diyala province, eastern Iraq.

An Iraqi man stands next to the wreckage of cars in the aftermath of a massive suicide bomb attack carried out by the Islamic State group in the predominantly Shiite town of Khan Bani Saad, July 18, 2015 (Photo: AFP)

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks. A police source said a suicide bomber driving a booby-trapped vehicle blew himself up in the middle of the central market area in Huwaidar, 4 kilometres north of Diyala’s capital Baquba, killing 51 and injuring at least 80. A second bomb exploded at a check point operated by Iraq’s Army and the Shiite group Hashid Shaabi in eastern Baquba, killing 7 and injuring 25.