BAGHDAD: A series of bomb attacks struck the Iraqi capital Baghdad and a village near the northern town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at least 52 persons and injuring several others.
The deadliest of the attacks took place in a funeral tent in Shatub, a village near the northern town of Baquba, that left at least 18 persons dead and 16 others wounded.
Another 34 persons lost their lives and 71 sustained injuries when multiple car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital, mostly in Shia districts.