Four car bombs -- which came in waves of two -- exploded in separate locations in the Iraqi capital Monday, killing 13 Iraqis and wounding 23 others, a local official said.
The bombings came a day after a suicide attack during the funeral of a &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/world/2002/11/13/39461.html ' target=_blank>Kurdish party member killed about 25 people.
An official with Baghdad's emergency police told CNN one car bomb exploded around 10 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) Monday outside a private building in the Karada neighborhood in the south-central region of the city, killing nine Iraqi civilians and wounding 12 others, informs CNN News.
As US forces and Iraqi police arrived at the scene, gunmen blocked the road and clashed with the troops, reflecting the boldness of insurgents encouraged by the retarded political process, reports the Times of India.
As many as 15 &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/printed.html?news_id=14824 ' target=_blank>car bombings have occurred in the violence-ridden country in the past three days, leaving more than 150 casualties in the renewed surge of attacks.
Six other car bombs exploded in the city Sunday and at least five American soldiers were injured in the blasts, officials said.
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