Multiple Car Bombs Wreak Havoc In Baghdad, Killing Dozens

A spate of car bombs exploded during Baghdad's morning rush hour Monday, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens more. Most of the bombs struck areas with large Shiite populations; various news agencies are reporting that from nine to 14 separate bombs were detonated.

Many of the car bombs resulted in far more injuries than deaths. But at least one explosion was especially damaging. According to the BBC and Reuters, an attack in Baghdad's Sadr City district killed at least seven people.

The violence follows an attack Sunday in which a suicide bombertargeted a mosque south of Baghdad. The building's roof collapsed in that blast, which killed 47 people.