Two explosions kill nine in Baghdad

Two explosions rocked Baghdad at noon (9am Irish Time) today, killing at least nine people and wounding 18, police said.

In one of the attacks, a parked car exploded near a private hospital in the central neighbourhood of Karradah – killing five people and wounding 12, police said.

The blast damaged the Abdul-Majid hospital and other nearby buildings.

The second attack occurred when a bomb left on a minibus exploded in the north-western Risafi area, killing four people and wounding six others, police said.