Series of explosions rip through Baghdad, other parts of Iraq to kill nearly two dozen people
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of explosions ripped throught Baghdad on Saturday to bring the death toll around Iraq to at least 23 people, a day after a suspected shoe bomber blew himself up inside one of Baghdad's most prominent Shiite mosques, killing 13 people.
A total of seven blasts occurred within a span of five hours and dealt a new blow to a massive security operation launched earlier this week by the Iraqi government to secure the capital.
The violence included a suicide car bomber who exploded his vehicle as it was being towed near a police checkpoint in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, killing four civilians and wounding 15, Capt. Rashid al-Samarie said. The bomber had claimed his car had broken down and hired a tractor to tow it while he rode inside, al-Samarie said.
A mortar barrage also hit a residential area in Mahmoudiya, a predominantly Sunni city about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding three others, all from the same family, al-Samarie said.
A soldier in the U.S.-led coalition also was killed Friday and two others were missing after an attack on a checkpoint near the town of Youssifiyah, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.......
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