The Islamic State group has said that it responsible for a series of suicide bombings in the Iraqi capital that killed at least 21 people. More than 50 others were wounded.

The bombings happened Thursday in the Bab al-Sharji area and al-Wathba square, two mostly Shi'ite neighborhoods in central Baghdad.

Civilians and police were among the victims of the attacks. The Islamic State said it was responsible in an online statement.