Baghdad death toll up to 36 from four explosions

Four explosions, including two car bombs and a suicide bomber, rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad this morning, killing at least 36 people and injuring scores more.

A man wearing an explosives belt blew himself up at a fuel station in the eastern New Baghdad neighbourhood, killing 23 people and injuring 51, said Interior Ministry official Maj. Falah al-Mohammedawi.