Bomb attacks kill at least 31 people in Iraq

September 20, 2014 01:34

A series of vehicle bombings in Iraq killed at least 31 people today, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of the country.

A parked explosives-packed car detonated shortly before midday prayers near the al-Mubarak mosque in the Iraqi capital's mostly Shiite central district of Karradah, killing nine people and wounding 18 others, police said.

Cars later exploded in two outdoor markets, one in the Shiite suburb of Nahrawan and the other in the Shiite district of Bayaa. Those attacks together killed nine people and wounded 23, according to police.

Just south of Baghdad, yet another car bomb went off in a parking lot in the town of Mahmoudiyah, killing three and wounding 10, police said.

Medical officials confirmed the casualty tolls. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

While most of the attacks happened in the Iraqi capital, the day's deadliest occurred in the northern city of Kirkuk, when a motorcycle bomb went off near a gun shop, killing 10 people and wounding 14, said provincial police chief Brig Gen Jamal Tahir Bakir.

Today's attacks came a day after a series of deadly attacks in mainly Shiite areas in and around Baghdad that left dozens dead.

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