Baghdad car bombs kill more than 50

Baghdad-At least 50 people have been killed in a series of explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say, according to BBC.

Many more were wounded in the car bomb attacks, targeting many  districts in the capital, according to officials.

The violence comes amid a recent marked rise in attacks linked to growing political tension.

The bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the levels of violence seen in 2006 and 2007.

The latest attacks included up to 11 bombs in Baghdad city.

One bombing struck the busy commercial Sadoun Street in central Baghdad. One bystander who saw that attack, Zein al-Abidin, said a four-year-old child was among the victims. “What crime have those innocent people committed?” he asked.

No group has said it carried out the attacks.

Mr Maliki has vowed to make immediate changes to Iraq’s security strategy, saying militants “will not be able to return us to the conflict”.

Monday’s bombings come a week after more than 70 people were killed and many others injured in a series of attacks across the country, in what was described as one of the worst days for violence in Iraq for several years.

M.D