Series of Bomb Blasts in Iraq Left 7 Dead, 25 Wounded

A number of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least seven people and wounded 25 others, police and medical sources said.

The deadliest blast killed at least four in the Shia district of Shula near a busy restaurant in north-west Baghdad.

At least four other bomb attacks were reported in other areas of Baghdad.

Violence in Iraq has declined in recent years, but bomb attacks are still a daily occurrence.

Baghdad is currently hosting a major auction inviting international firms to explore oil and gas across Iraq.

Thursday’s blast follows two bomb attacks on 13 May in Baghdad, which killed six people and targeted security forces.

On 19 April a series of blasts struck a number of Iraqi cities, killing at least 35 people and injuring 100 more.

On 20 March shootings and bombings killed 45 people in the run-up to an Arab League summit, according to BBC.