Wave of bomb blasts rocks Iraqi capital; at least 37 killed

October 08, 2013 02:28

Multiple bombs have exploded in quick succession in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 37 and injuring 107, according to officials. The apparently coordinated string of attacks, mostly involving car bombs, struck mainly commercial areas across the Iraqi capital on Monday evening, Associated Press reported.

Police reported casualties from explosions in ten different neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital, including Meshahda town in the north, Dora, Zafaraniyah, Husseiniyah, Ubaidi neighbourhoods and Elaam and Aidiyah in the south.

The deadliest attack happened when a car bomb and roadside bomb exploded in a market and nearby parking lot in the northern Shia district of Husseiniya, killing five, while another five were killed in Ubaidi.

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