Officials in Iraq say car bomb attacks kill at least 8 people in country's capital, Baghdad
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials in Iraq say a series of car bomb attacks targeting commercial areas and a restaurant have killed at least eight people in the country's capital, Baghdad.
Police officials say a car bomb went off Saturday night in a commercial street in al-Ameen district in southeastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding 13. Minutes later, police say another car bomb explosion near a falafel restaurant killed three people and wounded six in the capital's Qahira neighborhood.
They say a third car bomb exploded in a commercial street in western Baghdad, killing one person and wounding seven.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Health officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information to reporters.