A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of each other as Iraqis were out shopping in and around Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 35 people in mainly Shiite areas.

A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of each other in and around Baghdad today, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens in overwhelmingly Shiite areas.

AT LEAST 27 Iraqis were killed yesterday, including 16 in a pair of Baghdad car bombings, while the US military said five of its troops lost their lives in attacks.