A car bomb exploded in a commercial area in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing two persons and wounding about 33 others.

A security source told MENA correspondent in Baghdad the explosives-laden car, which was parked near a restaurant in Al Bayaa area, went off in the early afternoon on Monday.

Ambulances carried the bodies and injured to hospitals, added the source.

An explosive charge also went off in Kirkuk killing one a civilian and wounding three others.