BAGHDAD: Twelve car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 47 people and wounded more than 140 on Monday, security and medical officials said.
The blasts are the latest in a string of attacks in central Iraq. The bombs hit nine different areas. The deadliest attacks hit Kadhimiyah in north Baghdad, where two car bombs killed at least nine people and wounded at least 19.
In Baghdad Jadida, a bomb exploded in a car park, burning vehicles, destroying a fence and shattering the windows of nearby shops and a women's clinic, an AFP journalist reported.
Security forces deployed to the area, closing off streets and using sniffer dogs to search for more bombs. (AFP)
