At least 55 people were killed and 105 wounded today when two car bombs and a bomb hidden in a plastic bag struck market districts in central Baghdad, police said.

Two bombs exploded seconds apart in a predominantly Shiite commercial area in central Baghdad today, killing at least 78 people and wounding at least 156, said Iraqi police and Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili.

At least 38 people have been killed in Iraq and dozens wounded when two bombs struck a predominantly Shiite commercial area in central Baghdad.