BAGHDAD (AP) - Two parked car bombs and a bomb hidden in a plastic bag struck market districts in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens, police said.
The violence started about 11:50 a.m. when the parcel bomb exploded in a crowded area near a popular take-away falafel restaurant in the Bab al-Sharqi area, police said, adding that at least six people were killed and 16 were wounded.
About 30 minutes later, two cars packed with explosives blew up in quick succession near the Shorja market district, collapsing a building and setting stores on fire. At least eight people were killed and 26 were wounded in the two blasts, which occurred within 100 metres of each other. |