Two car bombs went off simultaneously in a mixed neighborhood in northern Baghdad on Monday, killing 20 civilians and wounding 17 others, a well- informed Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

The first car bomb exploded at about 5:10 p.m. (1410 GMT) in a market in Ur district at sunset shortly before iftar, when Muslims break their fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, the source said on customary condition of anonymity.

Almost simultaneously, a second car bomb rocked a square in the same district, the source added.

"So far, a total of 20 people were killed and another 17 injured in the attacks," the source said.

Earlier Monday, three Iraqis were killed and seven others, including policemen, wounded in two bomb attacks targeted an Iraqi bank and police forces in Baghdad, according to Iraqi police.

Separately, a third roadside bomb targeted a police patrol on the highway of Muhammad al-Qassim, near the Technology University, went off, wounding three policemen.

In Suwaiyra, a town some 60 km south of Baghdad, a car bomb killed ten people and wounded 15 others also on Monday.

Source: Xinhua