Suicide bombers kill 42 and injure 200 in Baghdad attacks

SUICIDE attackers detonated three car bombs near embassies in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 42 people and wounding more than 200 in back-to-back bombings.

Authorities said they foiled two other attacks aimed at diplomatic targets.

The bombings came two days after a chilling execution-style attack by gunmen who raided homes south of Baghdad, killing 24 people, many of them believed to be anti-al-Qaeda fighters.