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Deadly Bombings Hit Baghdad


Iraq has been hit by a wave of deadly violence in recent months. (file photo)
Iraq has been hit by a wave of deadly violence in recent months. (file photo)
At least 12 people have been killed in bombings in Baghdad.

Security and medical officials said separate bombings were reported on the evening of March 27 in western and northern neighborhoods of Baghdad.

The officials said roadside bombs killed at least four people in the western Amriyah neighborhood.

A car bomb exploded in the northern Adhamiyah neighborhood killing seven more people.

Another car bombing in the Saidiyah neighborhood killed one more person.

Medical officials said more than 30 people were wounded in those attacks.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Based on reporting by AFP and AP

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