Baghdad car bombs kill at least 24

Seven car bombs exploded in Baghdad province on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and wounding at least 70, security and medical officials said. Two of the bombs exploded on Sinaa street in central Baghdad, two more in Husseiniyah near the city, and one each in Baghdad Jadida and Maamal in the capital's east and Dura in its south. Violence in Iraq has reached a level not seen since 2008, when the country was just emerging from a brutal sectarian conflict. The bloodshed, which has included sectarian attacks, has raised fears of a relapse into the intense sectarian bloodshed that killed tens of thousands of people in 2006-2007. With the latest attack, more than 370 people have been killed so far this month, and over 5,050 since the beginning of the year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources. Source: AFP