14 killed, 18 injured in Baghdad bombings

BAGHDAD

At least 14 people were killed and 48 injured in a series of bombings that rocked Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, a police source said.

A car bomb in the Kadhimiya district in northern Baghdad left four people dead and ten others injured, the source said.

A similar blast occurred in the eastern Al-Sadr neighborhood, killing five and wounding 11, he added.

A bomb blast in the Al-Maamel district, meanwhile, killed one and injured 12, he said.

In the north of the capital, another bombing claimed two lives and injured seven, while a twin blast in the Al-Saadoun area in central Baghdad killed two and injured eight, the source added.

Iraq has seen a spike in violence in recent months, with recurrent bombings and assassinations killing hundreds of people.

Most attacks go unclaimed, but authorities usually point the finger at Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

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