Monday, September 30, 2013

Baghdad

12 car bombs explode across Baghdad during rush hour; 33 killed

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
September 30, 2013 -- Updated 1023 GMT (1823 HKT)
A member of the Iraqi Kurdish security forces inspects the site of a car bomb explosion in Arbil, on September 29, 2013.
A member of the Iraqi Kurdish security forces inspects the site of a car bomb explosion in Arbil, on September 29, 2013.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Most of the blasts take place in Shiite-dominated areas
  • Sunni-Shiite divide has led to more than 6,000 deaths in 2013
(CNN) -- A dozen car bombs exploded across Baghdad during rush hour Monday morning, killing 33 people, police in Baghdad said.
Another 100 people were wounded.
Most of the blasts struck crowded sections of mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad.
Iraq's Sunni-Shiite divide has led to more than 6,000 deaths in 2013.
The almost daily stream of violence in Iraq is a bitter reminder that the country is still far away from stabilizing.

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