First Published: 2012-05-31

 

String of bombings hits Baghdad

 

At least seven people killed, 37 wounded in wave of bombings across Iraqi capital.

 

Middle East Online

BAGHDAD - A spate of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded several more, security and medical officials said.

The deadliest attack took place in the north Baghdad neighbourhood of Shuala, where a car bomb killed at least four people and wounded 14 others, an interior ministry official and a medic said.

Separate bombings also struck Al-Amriyah, Ghazaliyah and Yarmuk in west Baghdad, and Dora in the south of the capital, all between 8:00 am (0500 GMT) and 9:00 am.

An interior ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, put the overall toll at seven killed and 37 wounded, while a medical official said seven people were killed and 14 wounded.

Differing tolls are common in the chaotic aftermath of attacks in Iraq.

Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common, especially in Baghdad. A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according to official figures.


 

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