Booby-trapped body kills three in Iraq

Three people were killed today when a booby-trapped body exploded near a grocery store in Iraq, police said.

Officials said the body was left near a shop in the neighbourhood of Shula, north-west Baghdad, and it exploded when people gathered around. At least 23 people were injured in the explosion.

Medics at the nearby Al-Noor hospital confirmed the toll.

The blast came two days after Iraq was hit by its worst day of violence so far this year, with attacks killing 119 people.