伊拉克系列爆炸26人喪生

Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks has killed at least 26 people in Baghdad and in towns south of the capital.

Back-to-back explosions at a pet market in Baghdad's predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood of Kazimyah killed more than a dozen people. The blasts took place while the market was crowded with shoppers taking advantage of the Friday holiday.

A similar attack took place in the town of Shomali, in Hillah province, south of the capital. Two bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in a crowded market, killing at least six people.

The death toll from the attacks could rise as scores of people were wounded by the blasts.伊拉克官員說，巴格達和首都以南的城鎮發生一系列爆炸，造成至少26人死亡。

在絕大多數居民爲什葉派穆斯林的巴格達卡茲米亞城區，一個寵物市場接連發生兩次爆炸，造成10多人死亡。爆炸當時正值星期五假日，市場裏擠滿了人。

巴格達以南的希拉省索馬利鎮發生類似的襲擊。兩枚炸彈在一個擁擠的市場幾乎同時爆炸，造成至少六人死亡。

由於爆炸造成數十人受傷，所以在這些襲擊的死亡人數可能還會上升。