Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad


September 17, 2013 at 2:57p.m.

Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) - A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital today, killing 20 in the latest apparent attack by hard-line Sunni insurgents aiming to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government. Meanwhile, Sunni leaders in Basra said unknown gunmen had shot dead 17 Sunnis in the Shiite-dominated city over the past two weeks, following threats to retaliate against them for attacks on Shiites in other parts of Iraq.