Car bombs kill 60, wound nearly 200 in Iraq
A series of car bombs in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 60 people and wounded 200 on Saturday, police and medical sources said, part of a surge in violence in Iraq since the start of the year. The nine separate explosions targeted markets and busy shopping streets, the sources said.
Attacks have multiplied in Iraq since the start of the year, with more than 1,000 people killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations. (Reuters)
