22/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – The spokesman for the European External Action Service strongly condemned the “senseless and barbaric” attack, the evening of Thursday 21 January, that shook the centre of the Iraqi capital earlier in the day. A twin suicide attack at a busy Baghdad commercial area has left at least 28 people dead and several dozen injured. “The EU reiterates its full support to the Iraqi authorities in the fight against extremism and terrorism”, the spokesman stressed, adding that the Union would continue to firmly stand by Iraq and its people in support of the security and stability of the country. (CG)