30 people killed in Iraq
feature, World 04:08
Baghdad, Nov 28: In Iraq, more than 30 people were killed and 64 injured in serial blasts by Islamist militants in central and northern parts of the country.
Shiite mosques in Baghdad and security personnel were the main targets.
The deadliest attack was in the capital Baghdad where car bombs exploded near three mosques after evening prayers.
21 people were killed in these attacks.
Attacks on police and security personnel and Shiite neighbourhoods have also been reported in northern Baghdad killing seven people.
The city of Kirkuk in the north was hit by three car bomb explosions in which five Kurdish people were killed.
Reports of attacks on security personnel and check points in Diyala, Mosul and Taji.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks but the security agencies said that the timing and the manner in which these attacks were carried, bore the stamp of Al Qaeda militants.