Car bombs leave 36 people dead in Iraq
Iran Press TV
Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:39PM GMT
Iraqi security officials say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a series of car bomb blasts that hit the country.
Officials say a total of five car bombs targeted mostly Shia cities and districts on Monday, injuring some 100 people.
An Iraqi police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two car bombs went off simultaneously in the city of Amara, situated about 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday. Twelve people died and over two dozen others sustained injuries.
Three other car bombs detonated in Mahmudiyah, Karbala and Diwaniyah, , each causing a number of casualties, police and medical sources said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks, which were the latest in a wave of violence that has killed nearly 230 people across Iraq over the past week.
There has been a surge of violence in Iraq since April 23, when security forces clashed with militants and anti-government protesters in several towns and cities, including Ramadi and Hawija near Kirkuk.
So far this month, more than 450 people have been killed and over 1,150 wounded in violence across Iraq, based on tolls from security and medical sources.
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