巴格达发生系列爆炸案 10人死亡

A series of apparently¹ co-ordinated explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, say officials.

伊拉克首都巴克达发生一系列显然是有组织的爆炸，造成至少10人死亡、数十人受伤。

Smoke was seen rising over the Karrada district after the attack
The interior ministry² said 13 locations had been attacked, with two roadside bombs in Halawi district and a car bomb in Karrada district.

Such attacks remain common in Iraq despite an overall fall in violence.

The blasts come amid fears of rising sectarian（宗派的） tensions as the unity³ government faces internal divisions.

It was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks.

At least four people died in the Halawi bombs, said police.

Raghad Khalid, a teacher at a kindergarten in Karrada, said all their windows had been blown out.

"The children were scared and crying. Some parts of the car bomb are inside our building."

Smoke was seen rising over Karrada district, with ambulances rushing to the scene.

Another woman said her baby had been covered in glass.

"She is now scared in the next room. All countries are stable. Why don't we have security and stability?" said Um Hanin.

Iraq's year-old power-sharing government is in turmoil⁴ after an arrest warrant was issued for Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi on terror charges.

The entire al-Iraqiyya group, the main Sunni bloc⁵ in parliament, is boycotting⁶ the assembly in protest. It accuses Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a Shia, of monopolising（垄断） power.

Mr Hashemi denies the charges. He is currently in Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, under the protection of the regional government, but Mr Maliki has demanded that they give him up.