(KUNA) -- Seven Iraqis were killed, 20 others were wounded, on Tuesday when an explosive-laden car went off in a large commercial market in Alwa Jamilah in Baghdad. Iraqi Police Captain Mohammad Kadhem told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the car was parked in the middle of a food market and was detonated by remote control, noting that most of the victims were workers in commercial stores. Iraqi Interior Ministry sources said the blast damaged nearby stores and left a huge mess at the site, noting that the Iraqi police sealed off the area, while volunteers rushed to transport the wounded to the nearest hospital. Earlier today, a booby-trapped car parked on the side of the road blew up at 11 a.m. in Saydiya area, wounding three people and damaging nearby stores and buildings.The Iraqi police also said that an explosive device exploded targeting an Iraqi police patrol nearby an oil marketing company, while no damage or human losses were reported in the attack. According to preliminary tolls, the suicide attack on a senior citizens' house in Basra killed two women and wounded a score of people. The violent acts coincided with an Iraqi government plan to reinforce security and control in Baghdad, Basra, and Ramadi as part of a security plan dubbed "together ahead".