Baghdad province market blasts 'kill 18'

Bombings struck two markets in Baghdad province on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding some 50 others, officials said. (afp.com)

Baghdad (AFP) – Bombings struck two markets in Baghdad province on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding some 50 others, officials said.

Four bombs in the Saba al-Bur area of north Baghdad killed at least 11 people, while a bomb blast in a market in the Dura area of south Baghdad killed seven, the officials said.