By Jaime Ortega.
A wave of attacks inside and around Baghdad left 60 dead and over 190 injured, its shows the deadliest coordinated attack this month, as reported by medical and security sources.
Ten cars and an IED exploded in different neighborhoods, especially close to a Shiite majority, the capital, while a second explosion rocked Madain, about 20 kilometers south of Baghdad.
Most of the explosions were close to the popular streets in the capital markets were hundreds of people walk, ministry sources indicated. They also mentioned that among the most affected by the bomb blast were the neighborhoods of Al Tobyi, north of Baghdad, and Al Karrad, in the center.
In Al Tobyi, mainly a Shiite neighborhood, a vehicle exploded near a refreshment stand, which left five dead and 18 wounded, and a significant material of damage and carnage.
Four people died and 12 were injured in the attacks in Al Karrada next to a market where another car explosion left two dead and nine wounded.
A fourth car bomb exploded in a market on the Al Shurtah to Rabea, predominantly Shiite and located in the southwest of Baghdad and another vehicle exploded in a market on the Al Musalata, in western Baghdad.
The source has not ruled out increasing the number of victims and reported that security forces have been deployed in various parts of Baghdad to prevent further attacks.
This wave of attacks coincides with other attacks in the rest of the country, which caused another dozen dead, including three soldiers and a pro-government militia.
During the holy month of Ramadan, which began on July 10, there has been an increase on the terrorist attacks and sectarian violence in Iraq.
On Friday at least 25 people died and over 80 were injured by the explosion of a bomb at a Sunni mosque located near the city of Baquba.
The UN representative in Iraq, Martin Kobler, said this week at the headquarters of the international organization, that the past four months have been the bloodiest of the past five years, leaving some 3,000 dead and 7,000 wounded.
