A series of explosions on Tuesday in Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens, the latest in a wave of sectarian attacks.
No group claimed responsibility, but the bombings bore the hallmark of others by the insurgent group Al-Qaida in Iraq, which says it has shifted its attention to Shiites and sources of Iranian influence following the withdrawal of the U.S. military. The group says Iran has destroyed Iraq over the past several years by "killing the best families, the elite, the educated."
Around 7 a.m. Tuesday, a car bomb exploded near a gathering of day laborers in the Shiite slum of Sadr City, killing six people and wounding 23. About half an hour later, another car bomb was detonated near a bakery in the neighborhood, wounding 13.
An hour later, three explosions struck north Baghdad. A blast near a school in Shulla killed two people and wounded 10, including several students. Another person died in an explosion in the neighborhood of Hurriya.
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