At least 15 killed in Baghdad blasts: officials
BAGHDAD - Agence France-Presse
Residents look on as they stand at the site of a bomb blast in the town of Taji, about 20 km north of Baghdad, September 30, 2012. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
A series of car and roadside bombs in Shiite areas of the Iraqi capital killed at least 15 people on Sunday, security and medical officials said.The blasts, the latest incidents in a spike in violence, come as the country grapples with nearly two months of anti-government protests and a festering political crisis.
