Iraq Violence: Bomb Blasts Kill 9, Wound Dozens Around Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) ? Police say a series of bombs around Iraq's capital have killed nine people and wounded more than 40.

The deadliest strike came at dawn Thursday in the Sunni city of Taji, just north of Baghdad. Officials say two cars blew up outside a government office, damaging nearby homes and killing five people and wounding 18.

A few hours later, a police patrol hit a roadside bomb in a Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad. Police and hospital officials said one person was killed and six wounded.

And at mid-morning, a car bomb exploded outside a market in a Shiite area in western Baghdad. Authorities said three people were killed and 17 injured.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

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