At least 24 people have died after explosions in Shia areas of Baghdad, according to Iraq's Interior Ministry.
The ministry told the BBC that at least 66 people were wounded in the blasts, which occurred in the capital's Sadr City and Kadhimiya neighbourhoods.AFP news agency said one bomb was planted on a motorcycle and that there were at least three roadside devices.The attacks come amid a rise in sectarian tensions after the last US combat troops withdrew in December.
The ministry told the BBC that at least 66 people were wounded in the blasts, which occurred in the capital's Sadr City and Kadhimiya neighbourhoods.AFP news agency said one bomb was planted on a motorcycle and that there were at least three roadside devices.The attacks come amid a rise in sectarian tensions after the last US combat troops withdrew in December.