Over 16 killed in Baghdad after bomb attack

At least 16 people were killed and 69 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

Five people were killed and 12 others wounded when a car bomb exploded in a popular market in Husseiniya area of northern Baghdad.

In car bomb explosion in Shaib area of northeastern Baghdad, three people were killed and 13 others wounded, while two civilians were killed and ten others injured when a car bomb exploded in Shala area of northwestern Baghdad, the police source said.

Two people were killed and eight wounded when a car bomb exploded in Andalus Square in central Baghdad, he said, adding that two civilians were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in a popular market in al-Obeidi area of eastern Baghdad.