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| Iraq cities hit by wave of deadly explosions | Iraq cities hit by wave of deadly explosions |
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| At least 22 people have been killed and tens more injured in a series of explosions across Iraq, officials say. | |
| In the deadliest single attack, seven people were killed in the town of Mussayib, to the south of the capital Baghdad. | In the deadliest single attack, seven people were killed in the town of Mussayib, to the south of the capital Baghdad. |
| At least two people were killed in the southern city of Hilla when a bomb exploded in a busy street. | At least two people were killed in the southern city of Hilla when a bomb exploded in a busy street. |
| Violence has decreased in Iraq since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but insurgent attacks remain common. | Violence has decreased in Iraq since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but insurgent attacks remain common. |
| Five were killed when a car bomb targeted Shia pilgrims in a district of Baghdad. | |
| In the northern city of Kirkuk, the security forces were hit hard by what appears to be a series of co-ordinated attacks. | In the northern city of Kirkuk, the security forces were hit hard by what appears to be a series of co-ordinated attacks. |
| In one incident, a bomb went off as a police unit dismantled a rocket, killing two policemen and wounding four civilians. | In one incident, a bomb went off as a police unit dismantled a rocket, killing two policemen and wounding four civilians. |
| The city has been a source of dispute between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish minority. | The city has been a source of dispute between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish minority. |
| In the eastern province of Diyala, at least 10 people were wounded in an attack on a Shia procession. | In the eastern province of Diyala, at least 10 people were wounded in an attack on a Shia procession. |
| The latest attacks come in the run-up to the commemoration of Arbaeen, an important date in the religious calendar for Shia Muslims. | The latest attacks come in the run-up to the commemoration of Arbaeen, an important date in the religious calendar for Shia Muslims. |
| Shia pilgrims have been frequent targets for Sunni extremists. | Shia pilgrims have been frequent targets for Sunni extremists. |
| The violence comes as the government faces multiple crises, including a protest movement in western Iraq, and a dispute over oil and territory between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region in the north, the BBC's Rami Ruhayem in Baghdad reports. | The violence comes as the government faces multiple crises, including a protest movement in western Iraq, and a dispute over oil and territory between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region in the north, the BBC's Rami Ruhayem in Baghdad reports. |