Iraq

Multiple bombs explode across Iraq

Article published on the 2009-11-01 Latest update 2009-11-01 14:00 TU

Boys stand near a destroyed car after a suicide attack in west of the city of Ramadi, 100 km west of Baghdad, 1 November 2009.
(Photo: Reuters)

At least seven people have been killed in a number of bombings across Iraq including two suicide attacks and a bicycle bomb.

40 other people are reported to have been wounded.

The wave of bombings in Iraq is being attributed to increased sectarian violence ahead of elections scheduled for January.

Meanwhile, Iraqi officials say repairs to government buildings after massive bombings in the centre of the Iraqi capital last week - will cost around 16 million dollars.

The near-simultaneous attacks, a truck bombing at the justice and public works ministries, and a car bomb at the Baghdad provincial government offices, killed 153 people and left more than 500 wounded