Iraq bomb attacks leave 33 dead

Market blasts and other bombings across Iraq killed at least 33 people and wounded nearly 100 today, spurring security officials to clamp down on traffic as Shiite Muslims brace for more tragedy during pilgrimages this week.

The wave of morning bombings struck four Iraqi cities, the worst hit being Diwaniyah, 80 miles (130km) south of Baghdad, where an explosives-laden vegetable truck detonated in a crowded market, killing 25 people and leaving 40 injured.