Triple bombings in south Iraq kill 11, injure 72

A string of bombings in a southern oil city killed 11 people Thursday evening and injured dozens more, a grim sign of the security challenges Iraq will face after American troops go home.

Three bombs went off in a popular open-air market in Basra, police officials said. Incidents like Thursday's triple bombing in a city seen as key to Iraq's economic development show the dangerous prospects awaiting Iraqis next year. (AP)