10 killed in 2 bomb attacks in Iraq

At least 10 people were killed and 35 others wounded in two bomb attacks in central Iraq on Wednesday, a police source said.

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up near a bus stop in southern Samarra, 120 km north of Baghdad, leaving at least eight people killed and 17 others wounded, "all the victims are Shiite pilgrims forward to the shrine of Imam Ali al-Hadi," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Earlier, the source told Xinhua that a booby-trapped car detonated near a restaurant in Talbiyah district in eastern Baghdad, leaving two people killed and 18 wounded.

Iraq has been witnessing some of the worst violence in years. Terrorism and violence have killed 5,576 civilians in Iraq this year, with 11,666 more wounded, according to a recent UN report.