April 29, 2013 01:30 pm | Updated 11:24 pm IST - Baghdad
Civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the southern Shiite city of Karbala, 80 km, (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq,on April. 29, 2013. Five car bombs exploded in predominantly Shiite cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said.
Five car bombs struck in predominantly Shia cities and districts in central and southern Iraq on Monday, killing 36 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
No one claimed responsibility but coordinated bombings in civilian areas are a favourite strategy used by al-Qaeda in Iraq. The deadliest attack was in the southern city of Amarah, where two parked car bombs went off simultaneously .
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