A total of thirteen bombs were set off, including car bombs, suicide bombers, and stationary bombs planted along roads. The worst attack was in the city of  , where a pair of bombs killed 37 people. A roadside bomb had exploded, followed by a car bomb once security personnel and other bystanders began to arrive at the scene of the first explosion. A witness to this attack said that "I was on my way to my shop in the market and suddenly I felt myself being thrown to the ground." Bombs also were detonated in the holy cities of and ; up to eleven people were killed in the two cities. In , suicide bombers attacked an anti-terrorism facility, killing three policemen. Explosions were also reported in Baghdad, , , and . The total death toll has ranged from "at least 60," according to the BBC, to "at least 74," according to  . The bombings largely targeted Shia Muslim areas of Iraq. The  , an extremist group composed of Sunni Muslims and with ties to  , has been named as a possible perpetrator of the attacks. However, no group has yet claimed responsibility.
A total of thirteen bombs were set off, including car bombs, suicide bombers, and stationary bombs planted along roads. The worst attack was in the city of Kut , where a pair of bombs killed 37 people. A roadside bomb had exploded, followed by a car bomb once security personnel and other bystanders began to arrive at the scene of the first explosion. A witness to this attack said that "I was on my way to my shop in the market and suddenly I felt myself being thrown to the ground." Bombs also were detonated in the holy cities of and ; up to eleven people were killed in the two cities. In , suicide bombers attacked an anti-terrorism facility, killing three policemen. Explosions were also reported in Baghdad, , , and . The total death toll has ranged from "at least 60," according to the BBC, to "at least 74," according to The Guardian . The bombings largely targeted Shia Muslim areas of Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq , an extremist group composed of Sunni Muslims and with ties to Al-Qaeda , has been named as a possible perpetrator of the attacks. However, no group has yet claimed responsibility.
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Kut
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The Guardian
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Islamic State of Iraq
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Al-Qaeda