23 killed, 43 wounded in Iraq attacks

As many as 23 people were killed and 43 injured in violent attacks across Iraq on Thursday, authorities said.

Four people were killed and five wounded when a car bomb exploded in Najaf city, 160 km from Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing interior ministry spokesperson.

In Yathrib town, 80 km from Baghdad, unidentified gunmen killed a police officer and his wife, said a police source.

The gunmen also stopped a car and killed four people who were travelling in it, the source added.

Three people were killed and two injured when a roadside bomb targeting municipal workers went off in Tuz Khurmatu town, 170 km from Baghdad.

Earlier in the day, a series of bombing and shooting attacks killed a total of 10 people and wounded 36 in Baghdad and nearby provinces of Salahudin, Babil and Wasit, police said.