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Afaf Mahmoud, an 11-year-old internally displaced Iraqi, carries her brother at a camp in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. The camp accommodating people from Anbar province's Ramadi and around received humanitarian aid Wednesday. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (The Associated Press)
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An internally displaced Iraqi walks between rows of tents at a refugee camp in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. The camp accommodating people from Anbar province's Ramadi and around received humanitarian aid Wednesday. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (The Associated Press)
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Iraqi children internally displaced stand outside their tent at a refugee camp in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. The camp accommodating people from Anbar province's Ramadi and around received humanitarian aid Wednesday. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (The Associated Press)
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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Iraqi officials say two suicide attacks have targeted police checkpoints in commercial areas in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (The Associated Press)
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People and security forces gather at the the site the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Iraqi officials say two suicide attacks have targeted police checkpoints in commercial areas in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (The Associated Press)
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say two suicide attacks have targeted police checkpoints in commercial areas in central Baghdad, killing at least 14 people.
Police say both attacks on Thursday morning were carried out by bombers on foot, wearing explosives-laden vests.
One bomber struck in Baghdad's Bab al-Sharji area, killing eight civilians and a police officer there. Twenty-one were wounded in that explosion. The second bomber hit in al-Wathba Square, killing five people, including two policemen, and wounding 12.
Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to reporters.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group.