Iraqi police: Bombs kill 15 in and around Baghdad

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BAGHDAD, (AP) -- A series of blasts in central Iraq killed 15 people on Saturday, police officials said. Street vendors, market-goers and day laborers appear to have been the targets of the attacks.

The first two bombs exploded in the early morning where day laborers gather in the mostly Sunni village of al-Zaidan, near the town of Abu Ghraib west of Baghdad. They killed seven people and wounded 11 others, the officials said.

Hours later, three bombs exploded near the kiosks of vendors selling CDs and military uniforms in central Baghdad's Bab al-Sharqi market district , killing eight people and wounding 19 others.

Health officials at Abu Ghraib's general hospital and at three hospitals in Baghdad confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.