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At least 8 killed in car bombs in Iraq's Baghdad

13 August 2014 18:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. At least eight people were killed and 36 others wounded in four car bomb attacks went off separately in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

In one of the attacks, a booby-trapped car parked near a crowded market exploded in the afternoon, leaving at least five people killed and 14 others wounded, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

A car bomb detonated near a bank in Baiyaa district in the southern part of the Baghdad, leaving two killed and eight others wounded, the source said.

Another car bomb struck a crowded area near a private hospital in Karrada district in central Baghdad, killing a civilian and wounding five others, the source added.

The fourth car bomb ripped through the Amil district in southwestern Baghdad, wounding nine people, the source said.

Iraq has been witnessing some of the worst violence in years. The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said earlier that at least 1, 737 Iraqis were killed and 1,978 others injured in acts of terrorism and violence in July across Iraq, not including casualties in Anbar province.

Terrorism and violence have killed 5,576 civilians in Iraq in the first half of this year, with 11,666 more wounded, according to a recent UN report.