10 dead, 50 injured in attacks in Iraq (Roundup)

Nov 1, 2009, 13:00 GMT

Baghdad - At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured Sunday in attacks in Iraq cities of Karbala and Hilla, security sources told the German Press Agency dpa.

At least five people were killed and 15 injured when a bomb exploded in the southern raqi city of Karbala, local police said.

The attack took place in al-Naqeeb neigbourhood which was immediately sealed off by the Iraqi police.

Earlier, at least five people were killed and 35 injured when a bomb exploded in a market in the central Iraqi city of Hilla, police told dpa.

The blast at the market in al-Mussayeb neighbourhood, caused extensive damage to nearby shops, witnesses told dpa. Hilla is situated some 100 kilometres south of the capital Baghdad.

Meanwhile, a security source told dpa Sunday that a mortar attack targeted a US military base in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi late Saturday, causing seven consecutive explosions.

No casualties were reported following the attack on the base in the Habaneya neighbourhood, 85 kilometres west of Baghdad.

The source, who resfused to be named, said the mortar might have fallen on military ammunition, causing the blasts.

US troops pulled out of Iraqi city centres in June. A complete withdrawal from the country is planned for the end of 2011.

The attacks came a week after twin truck bombings targeting government buildings that left 155 people dead and hundreds wounded. The bombings were the deadliest to hit Iraq since 2007.