Separate car bombing incidents left at least nine people killed and 29 injured in the Iraqi capital city Thursday, police said.
Five people were killed and 15 injured when two car bombs exploded near a popular restaurant in central Baghdad's Alwaya area, reported Xinhua citing a police source.
In another incident, four people were killed and 14 wounded when a car bomb went off near a cafe in the New Baghdad area in southeastern Baghdad, the source added.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Iraq is witnessing its worst eruption of violence in recent years. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, almost 6, 000 Iraqis were killed and over 14,000 others injured from January to September this year.
