Baghdad -- A series of car bombings in the Iraqi capital killed at least 20 people Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on ISIS who have seized large parts of the country.In the day’s deadliest attack, a parked explosives-packed car detonated in central Baghdad’s district of Karradah, killing eight people and wounding 18 others, police said.
Cars later exploded in two outdoor markets, one in the suburb of Nahrawan and the other in the district of Bayaa. The attacks together killed nine people and wounded 23, according to police. Just south of Baghdad, yet another car bomb went off on a parking lot in Mahmoudiyah town, killing three and wounding 10, said police.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty tolls.