3 persons killed, 31 injured in 5 Baghdad attacks

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: At least 3 civilians have been killed and 31 others were injured in a series of explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, according to a security source.   “An explosive charge blew up on the main road in al-I’ilam (Media) district in southern Iraq’s Daura district, killing a civilian and wounding 7 others on Monday,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that the second explosion took place in al-Amirat Street in west Baghdad’s Mansour district, when a booby-trapped car blew up against a motorcade of Iraq’s Higher Education Ministry, wounding 5 civilians.   “The third explosion took place in Um al-Jadail village in northern Baghdad’s Taji district, by a booby-trapped car that blew up against an Iraqi Army patrol, killing one soldier and wounding 4 others, along with 5 civilians,” the security source said.   He added that “an explosive charge blew up in southeastern Baghdad’s Zaafaranya district, killing one civilian and wounding five others,” whilst the 5th blast took place in northwestern Baghdad’s Ghazaliya district, close to a primary school, wounding 5 civilians.”   Noteworthy that today, Monday, had witnessed a series of explosions, the first of their kind in more than two months. Most of the explosions occured in the Iraqi provinces of Wassit, Karbala, Salah al-Din, Najaf and Kirkuk, killing 51 people and wounding 165 others, according to security sources.   SKH (TR)/SR 694