35 killed, 134 wounded in attacks across Iraq
Middle EastAt least 35 people were killed and 134 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, including a wave of car bombings against the capital of Baghdad, Interior Ministry and police sources said.
A total of 23 people were killed and 110 others wounded as nine car bombs struck Baghdad on Wednesday evening, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Three car bombings hit the district of Sadr City in northeastern Baghdad, killing seven people and injuring 33 others, he said.
A car bomb exploded in the Kadhimiya district, north of Baghdad, killing two people and injuring nine others, the source said.
Another bombing in the New Baghdad district in southeastern Baghdad killed one person and wounded 10, while the car bombing in the Al Meshtel district in southeastern Baghdad led to one dead and 13 injured, he said.
Car bombings also hit the districts of Zaafraniyah, Seydia and Huseiniya in the capital, killing 12 people and wounding 45 others altogether, the source said.
Earlier in the day, 12 people were killed and 24 wounded in separate bomb attacks, including two car bombings, the police said.