Iraqi officials: Car bombings kill 16 people in Baghdad

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AP Baghdad
Last Updated : May 01 2015 | 1:57 AM IST
Iraqi officials say car bombings targeting public places after nightfall in Baghdad have killed 16 people.
Police officials say the deadliest of the attacks today night took place in the Iraqi capital's western Sunni-majority district of Mansour, killing five people and wounding 12 there.
A car bomb near an ice cream shop killed four people and wounded 14 in the Shiite neighborhood of Hurriya in northern Baghdad. Also, police say two separate car bombs killed a total of seven people and wounded 18 in two Shiite neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad. Security forces sealed the blast sites.
Medical officials confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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First Published: May 01 2015 | 1:57 AM IST

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