In pictures: Twin Baghdad bombings

At least 20 people have been killed in two separate suicide bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslim mosques in the east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police have said.

Twelve people died in the Baghdad al-Jadida district when a bomber struck as worshippers left the nearby al-Rasul mosque.

In the Zafaraniya district, another bomber drove an explosives-filled car into a security checkpoint near a mosque, killing eight people.

In total, 25 people were injured in the explosions, including this five-year-old girl being comforted by her mother.

Police say the explosions were targeted at Shia worshippers who had just performed prayers for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan.

The Iraqi government had warned that militants might strike during the holiday, which Shia Muslims in Iraq began celebrating on Thursday.

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