Two car bombs in the central Iraqi city of Hilla killed at least 13 people Wednesday, while Baghdad was rocked by a spate of shootings and bombings, officials said.
The first car bomb, which detonated near a restaurant in Hilla, killed six people and wounded 20, according to a police captain and doctor Ali al-Khafaji in the city's hospital.
A second blast, minutes later, killed seven people and wounded 25, they said.
Baghdad meanwhile was hit by five bomb attacks and two shooting incidents, an interior ministry official said.
It was unclear how many casualties were caused by the Baghdad attacks.
Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006-2007, but attacks remain common, especially in Baghdad. A total of 132 Iraqis were killed in violence in May, official figures show.
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