Seven killed in Iraq bombings

Seven people have been reported killed by bombings in and around Baghdad.

Police say that several bombs exploded outside a policeman’s house in Saqlawiyah, west of Baghdad, exploded at dawn, killing four members of his family and wounding three others.

Hours later, bombs planted near three mosques exploded minutes apart in and outside the Sunni-dominated Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib.

Three policemen were killed and 19 people were wounded.