A minibus explosion outside an army recruiting centre, a parked car bomb in eastern Baghdad and a string of other attacks today left at least 29 Iraqis dead and more than a dozen wounded.

A minibus exploded near an army recruiting centre in central Baghdad today, killing at least 16 people and injuring seven, the Defence Ministry said.

A minibus exploded near an army recruiting centre in central Baghdad today, killing at least 12 people and injuring two, the Defence Ministry said.