Bombings kill 10 in Baghdad

January 25, 2015 04:18 pm | Updated 05:10 pm IST - BAGHDAD

Two bombings ripped through commercial areas in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding dozens, officials said.

The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad’s Bab al-Sharji area, where a bomb went off outside a small restaurant, killing seven civilians and wounding 22, a police officer said. Another bombing in the central Sibaa area killed three civilians and wounded 11, he said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings.

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