A car bomb went off at a popular marketplace eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding ten others, an Interior Ministry source said.
"A booby trapped car parked at a crowded marketplace near the Firdous mosque in the Ur neighborhood, blew up around midday, killing at least five people and wounding some ten others," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The blast also damaged several nearby shops and civilian cars, the source said.
Earlier, two car bombs detonated in quick succession at a parking lot near the Health Ministry in Bab al-Mu'adham area in central Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding 20 others, according to the police.
A third car bomb rocked Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Zaiyouna, killing two people and wounding five others, the police said.
Violence continues infesting Baghdad's streets despite the U.S. army's surge in the war-torn country in a bid to rein in the unbridled insurgency.
Source: Xinhua
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