At least 13 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a number of car bombings targeting mostly Shia neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
According to Iraqi officials, the bomb attacks took place early Wednesday.
One of the blasts went off in Sadr City, a Shia-dominated district in Baghdad, causing an unknown number of casualties.
Three people lost their lives in a bombing attack in central Baghdad, while 11 others were wounded.
In the capital’s Kazimiyah district, at least three people died and nine were injured.
Similar attacks also hit areas of Shaab, Shammaiya, Karrada and Maamil, leaving seven dead and many others wounded.
Although no group immediately claimed responsibility, such attacks are usually carried out by al-Qaeda-linked militant groups.
This comes a day after 12 civilians were killed in separate car bomb attacks across the country.
Violence has been on the rise in Iraq as the country prepares for parliamentary elections later this month.
The rise in violence in Iraq has left over 2,400 people dead so far this year.
Analysts say terrorist groups such as the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are coming to Iraq from neighboring Syria and Saudi Arabia to undermine security in the country.
The government in Iraq has blamed Riyadh for the chaos, saying the Saudi regime is funding and arming militants fighting against forces in the country’s western areas.
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