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More Than 10 Killed In Baghdad Bombings


Two car bombs have exploded in a Shi'ite area of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people.

The blasts in a car park in the northern district of Talbiyah on October 21 also wounded at least 40 people.

Reports said bombings in other areas of Baghdad left a further nine people dead.

Deadly attacks targeting Iraq's majority Shi'ite community killed at least 33 people on October 20.

Islamic State militants have claimed several large bombings in Iraq.

The Sunni extremist group has overrun vast areas in western and northern Iraq and neighboring Syria.

Based on reporting by AP and AFP

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