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26 killed in Baghdad blasts

Baghdad: A flurry of bombings in Baghdad killed 26 persons on Sunday, and officials said the death toll from a giant suicide truck blast that devastated the market of a Shia town north of the capital a day earlier could be more than 130.

Officials had earlier said on Saturday the bombing in Armili killed 115 persons, one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in months. Two car bombs detonated in Baghdad’s Karrada district, killing eight persons. The first hit near a closed restaurant destroyed stalls and soft drink stands.

The area is near the offices of the Supreme Islamic Council, the biggest Shia party in Parliament and is believed to be among the most protected parts of the city.

Five minutes later, the second car exploded about 2 km away, hitting shops selling leather jackets and shoes. Six persons were killed and seven wounded. — AP

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