Baghdad hit by new wave of deadly bomb attacks

The latest violence saw a number of car bombs go off during rush hour

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A series of co-ordinated bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens more, police and medical sources say.

The bombs targeted mainly Shia neighbourhoods during the rush hour.
Several blasts in the northern district of Kadhimiya killed at least five people and wounded many others, according to reports.
Violence has increased in Iraq in recent months amid heightened tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
The deadliest explosion on Wednesday was reported to be in Jisr Diyala in south-eastern Baghdad, where a car bomb killed at least seven people. A northern suburb or Sadr City was also attacked.
Sunnis say they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government.
Correspondents say deep-rooted sectarian tensions have also been aggravated by the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

More than 4,000 civilians have been killed and 10,000 more have been wounded so far this year, with Baghdad province worst hit.
Casualty figures released by the United Nations showed 1,057 Iraqis - most of them civilians - were killed in July, making it the deadliest month in the country for years.
The latest wave of attacks reportedly saw a number of blasts - many of them car bombs - go off in car parks and shopping streets.
No group has admitted carrying out the bombings.