Bombs in Baghdad kill 14, wound 38  

BAGHDAD: Three bombs went off in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people, police and medical sources said.

The largest blast, from a parked car bomb in the Saydiya district of southern Baghdad, killed 11 and wounded 30, the sources said.

At least a few of the casualties were pilgrims passing through the area.

Explosives planted on the ground in Tarmiya, 25 km (15 miles) north of Baghdad, killed two and wounded six, while a roadside bomb in Khalisa, a town 30 km (20 miles) south of the city, left one dead and two wounded.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the attacks.