Baghdad sectarian bombings unabated

There seems no end in sight to a recent rash of sectarian violence in Iraq as bombs rip through the capital, yet again.

On Thursday, a car bomb and several roadside blasts exploded in Shi'ite and Sunni neighborhoods across Baghdad.

This blast was the second to tear through Karrada, a mainly Shi'ite district, in less than an hour, damaging a number of cars and shops.

At least one person was killed.

Earlier, at least two civilians were killed, while 13 others were injured in the first bombing to hit the district.

Witnesses who saw the explosion say a moving vehicle may have been involved.

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED SHOP OWNER, SAYING (AUDIO AS INCOMING):

"We were sitting inside our shops when we heard a bang. We don't know what happened, but people are saying that a car went off as it was moving."

A day before, at least 27 people died in bombings targeting the capital and a northern Iraqi city.

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