Two car bombs targeting jubilant soccer fans have killed at least 50 people in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
A further 135 were wounded in the separate suicide attacks which were aimed at supporters celebrating the country’s Asian Cup semi-final win over South Korea.
Police say the first suicide car bomb exploded in the Mansour area, killing 30 and leaving 75 injured.
Soon after, another suicide attack at an army checkpoint in east Baghdad killed another 20 people and wounded 60.
Soccer-mad Iraqis, who have had little cause to celebrate during four years of unrelenting violence and chaos, have avidly followed their team's progress through the tournament.
Many obtained extra fuel to make sure generators kept going during today's match, as the national power grid is too unreliable to keep domestic appliances running.
Iraqi state television flashed a warning from military commanders urging people not to fire guns into the air, but the warning appeared to go unnoticed as jubilant fans fired pistols and AK-47 assault rifles.
The sound of gunfire could still be heard in Baghdad hours after the match ended. One person was killed and 17 wounded in the capital by falling bullets.
Three people were killed and about 50 injured by falling bullets on Saturday after Iraq beat Vietnam to reach the semi-finals.
