Bombings kill 20 in Iraq's capital, Baghdad
Source: AP-Excite
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD (AP) - A new wave of bombings hit Iraq's capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people Sunday, officials said, the latest assault by militants who have been fighting Iraqi security forces and allied tribes in country's west.
The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad's Shiite northern Shaab neighborhood, when two parked car bombs exploded simultaneously near a restaurant and a tea house. Officials say those blasts killed 10 people and wounded 26.
Authorities said that a parked car bomb ripped through in capital's Shiite eastern district of Sadr City, killing five and wounding 10. Another bombing killed three civilians and wounded six in a commercial area in the central Bab al-Muadham neighborhood, officials said. Two other bombings killed two civilians and wounded 13, police said.
Medical officials confirmed the causality figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a massive bomb attack in Balad Ruz, 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Officials in Iraq say scores have been killed in a pickup truck laden with explosives blew up on a busy commercial street Thursday evening in the city of Balad Ruz. (AP Photo)
