Car Bombs Kill 10 in Iraqi Capital

Posted January 24th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
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Iraqi police say two car bombs have exploded in a Shi'ite area of the capital, killing at least 10 people in the latest attack targeting Iraq's majority.

Authorities say the first blast Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City hit a group of laborers waiting for work. The bombing killed at least eight people and wounded more than 20 others.

Another explosion in the same district killed at least two people and wounded at least a dozen more.

Attacks against Shi'ite areas have killed more than 100 people in the past month, as a political crisis continues in the Shi'ite-led unity government.

The main Sunni-backed faction, Iraqiya, accuses Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of monopolizing power in Shi'ite hands. Iraqiya has boycotted the Cabinet.