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Iraqi officials: Attacks across Baghdad kill 8
In this Tuesday file photo, civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion in Husseiniya, about 13 miles (20 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq
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In this Tuesday file photo, civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion in Husseiniya, about 13 miles (20 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi officials say a series of car bombings across Iraq Monday killed and wounded dozens of people. (AP/Karim Kadim) (20 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi officials say a series of car bombings across Iraq Monday killed and wounded dozens of people. (AP/Karim Kadim)
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span class="inline inline-center">In this Tuesday file photo, civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion in Husseiniya, about 13 miles (20 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi officials say a series of car bombings across Iraq Monday killed and wounded dozens of people. (AP/Karim Kadim)
Iraqi police say a series of attacks around Baghdad has killed eight people and wounded nearly two dozen.
The deadliest attack Saturday took place in the eastern neighborhood of al-Shaab. A police official says a sticky bomb inside a microbus killed three people and wounded seven.
In Husseiniya, a suburb of northeastern Baghdad, a police official says a roadside bomb near a crowded marketplace killed two people and wounded nine.
Two more people were killed in the southwestern neighborhood of Arab al-Jabour when a roadside bomb hit Sunni tribesmen patrolling the area.
Police say one person was killed in al-Mohshahida neighborhood when a roadside bomb hit a military checkpoint.
Hospital officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists. (k)
