BAGHDAD - A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad early on Sunday killed 12 people and wounded at least 34, the latest violence to rock the Iraqi capital in nearly a week, witnesses and officials said.In the deadliest attack a small truck parked near the passport office on Magreb Street in the north of the city killed 12 people and wounded 23, defence and interior ministry sources said. Several people suffered burns as flames from the powerful blast swept skywards, damaging buildings, they said.
Bloodstains were still visible on the busy commercial street as dozens of Iraqi soldiers set about clearing debris as far as 100 metres from the seat of the blast, a photographer saw. He was prevented by soldiers from taking pictures.