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At least 22 killed in Baghdad blasts Iraq: Baghdad hit by series of deadly blasts
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At least 22 people have been killed in a series of explosions across the Iraqi capital, police say. At least 22 people have been killed and dozens hurt in a series of explosions across the Iraqi capital, police say.
There are reports of at least six apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in and around Baghdad. There are reports of at least six apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in mainly commercial areas of Baghdad.
The majority were reported in mainly Shia districts, but a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighbourhood was also hit, according to Reuters news agency.The majority were reported in mainly Shia districts, but a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighbourhood was also hit, according to Reuters news agency.
Iraq has seen a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months. Iraq has seen a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months. Nearly 6,000 people have been killed this year.
Almost 1,000 were killed in Iraq during the past month alone, the UN has said, amid fears of a return to the sectarian conflict that peaked in 2008.
Two of the explosions were reported in Doura and in the Husseiniya district, where a parked car was reportedly blown up.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.