BAGHDAD (AFX) - Six car bombs killed 46 people and wounded 204 others in the Baghdad Shiite slum of Sadr City, an interior ministry official said.
The vehicles, most of them mini-buses, exploded in late afternoon at two markets in the slum, the official said.
In the first attack, two car bombs exploded in Ula market. A third car bomb exploded practically at the same time in the Kayara market. Authorities discovered and were able to prevent a fourth bomb from exploding. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/cml COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited