Authorities in Iraq say a wave of militant attacks -- most of them car bombs targeting Shi’ite-dominated areas of central and southern Iraq -- have killed at least 35 people.
The deadliest of the September 15 attacks was in the city of Hillah, where a double car bombing killed at least 15 people.
Riyadh al-Adhadh, head of Baghdad’s provincial council, escaped without injury from an apparent assassination attempt. But the car bomb that hit his convoy killed three people and wounded four others.
Explosives in a parked car in Karbala killed four and injured 25.
In Kut, a car bomb exploded near a group of food stalls where construction workers were gathered, killing two and wounding 14.
A total of 11 people also were killed by bombings on September 15 in western Baghdad, Iskandariyah, Basra, and Nasiriyah.
The deadliest of the September 15 attacks was in the city of Hillah, where a double car bombing killed at least 15 people.
Riyadh al-Adhadh, head of Baghdad’s provincial council, escaped without injury from an apparent assassination attempt. But the car bomb that hit his convoy killed three people and wounded four others.
Explosives in a parked car in Karbala killed four and injured 25.
In Kut, a car bomb exploded near a group of food stalls where construction workers were gathered, killing two and wounding 14.
A total of 11 people also were killed by bombings on September 15 in western Baghdad, Iskandariyah, Basra, and Nasiriyah.