Iraqi civilians check the site of an explosion in Baghdad on August 28, 2013.
(AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)
The number of casualties in a series of bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has reached 51. A total of over 160 people were also injured in the bombings. The Iraqi officials say the bombings were coordinated attacks.
Parking lots, outdoor markets, and restaurants in six mainly Shiite neighborhoods were targeted by the unknown terrorists. The areas hit by the bombings were the neighborhoods of Kazimiyah, Sadr City, Shaab, Shula, Jamila and Mahmoudiyah.
The deadliest attack happened in the northwest district of Kadhimiya, where five people died when two roadside bombs were detonated.
Less than a week ago, bombings across Iraq have left 32 people dead, with the deadliest blast hitting a busy café in Baghdad, killing 26 people and wounding 55 others.
Over 1,000 Iraqis were killed in attacks in July, the worst monthly death toll since 2008.
Tensions have ratcheted up in Iraq between Sunni and Shiite Muslims over the past year, with Sunnis claiming they are being marginalized by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shiite-led government. Attacks have especially increased since a deadly crackdown by security forces on Sunni riots in April.
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