At least 8 killed in Iraq car bombing: officials

A car bomb ripped through a marketplace in the central Iraqi town of Zubaidiyah on Wednesday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding 22 others, security and medical officials said. The attack occurred at around 9:15 am (0615 GMT) in Zubaidiyah, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Baghdad in Wasit province. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Wednesday's attack came a day after a spate of violence across the country killed 38 people, including 26 who died when a truck packed with explosives detonated in a market in the central city of Diwaniyah. The latest violence comes amid a spike in attacks, with Iraq suffering a wave of unrest in June that left at least 282 people dead according to an AFP tally.

"A car bomb ripped through a marketplace in the central Iraqi town of Zubaidiyah on Wednesday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding 22 others, security and medical officials said"Government figures said 131 Iraqis died. While violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006-2007, attacks remain common nationwide