BAGHDAD: At least 50 people were killed while 171 others were wounded in a spate of car bombs and roadside blasts in Shi’ite districts across the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said.
The blasts occurred in areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq which saw long-time dictator Saddam Hussein ousted.
Security forces immediately stepped up searches at checkpoints after the attack and cordoned off key roads, worsening the capital’s morning gridlock.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blasts.
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