Police killed three of the bombers but the other two blew themselves up (Representational)

Two suicide bombers attacked a Baghdad market on Monday, leaving eight people dead, a security official said, adding police killed three other assailants.

"Five suicide bombers attacked a market and shops in the Nahrawan area," a police captain told AFP. "The police killed three of them but the other two blew themselves up, killing eight civilians and wounding nine."