Car bombs kill 54 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad

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By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs exploded in several predominantly Shi'ite Muslim neighborhoods of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 54 people and wounding dozens, police and medical sources said. The deadliest single attack took place in Sadr City, where a man parked a white car packed with explosives near a place where day laborers had gathered. The vehicle blew up soon afterwards, killing at least seven people, including two soldiers. "The driver said he would move it soon, but the car exploded a few minutes later," said Abu Mohammed, a worker at the scene. ...




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