19 killed in Iraq bombings

A series of bombings killed at least 19 people and wounded 60 today in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, said police and hospital officials, a worrying sign that violence may be on the rise in this former hotbed of the insurgency.

The first explosion occurred in a car park in Ramadi, when a parked car exploded near the police headquarters for Anbar province and the provincial council building, said a local police official.