three major attacks in longer than a decade will be causing some confusion among government leaders in baghdad and washington . last thursday 10 persons were killed by a car explosives at a crowded vegetable market in kuyt province , southeast of saddam . on sunday more than 30 died when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up at a police academy in the region . monday ' s bombing in abu prison also killed and wounded a large number of people - including journalists and local officials .
Some journalists and local officials were killed in one of the three bombings in the Baghdad area.