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| BAGHDAD — A series of bombings across Iraq on Sunday left at least 40 people dead and dozens wounded, security officials said. | BAGHDAD — A series of bombings across Iraq on Sunday left at least 40 people dead and dozens wounded, security officials said. |
| In recent months Iraq has had its worst wave of violence in years. This month, more than 300 people have been killed, according to the Interior Ministry. | In recent months Iraq has had its worst wave of violence in years. This month, more than 300 people have been killed, according to the Interior Ministry. |
| In Karbala, just before Muslims were breaking their Ramadan fast in the evening, a blast near a downtown market killed 9 people and wounded 22 others. | In Karbala, just before Muslims were breaking their Ramadan fast in the evening, a blast near a downtown market killed 9 people and wounded 22 others. |
| “Is this how Muslims exchange the peace of the holy month of Ramadan?” said Jafar Ali, whose leg was wounded in the blast. | “Is this how Muslims exchange the peace of the holy month of Ramadan?” said Jafar Ali, whose leg was wounded in the blast. |
| Earlier in the day, 11 people were killed and 68 were wounded in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, when a bomb exploded while they were shopping in a market, officials said. When the provincial governor visited the site after the explosion, angry bystanders threw stones and shoes at him. | Earlier in the day, 11 people were killed and 68 were wounded in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, when a bomb exploded while they were shopping in a market, officials said. When the provincial governor visited the site after the explosion, angry bystanders threw stones and shoes at him. |
| In Babil, south of Baghdad, four people were killed when two car bombs exploded near a government office, officials said. | In Babil, south of Baghdad, four people were killed when two car bombs exploded near a government office, officials said. |
| In Nasiriya, southeast of the capital, a car bomb exploded close to a hotel, killing 2 people and wounding 12 others, according to a security official. | In Nasiriya, southeast of the capital, a car bomb exploded close to a hotel, killing 2 people and wounding 12 others, according to a security official. |
| In Falluja, west of Baghdad, two people walking near a cemetery were killed by unidentified gunmen using silencers, a security official said. | |
| Two blasts killed four people and hurt seven in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, the police said. | Two blasts killed four people and hurt seven in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, the police said. |
| On Sunday morning, eight people died in attacks in Mosul, northwest of Baghdad, according to a security official: a local official and his son, who struck a roadside bomb; four police officers, also killed by a roadside bomb; and two soldiers, who were shot at an army checkpoint. | On Sunday morning, eight people died in attacks in Mosul, northwest of Baghdad, according to a security official: a local official and his son, who struck a roadside bomb; four police officers, also killed by a roadside bomb; and two soldiers, who were shot at an army checkpoint. |