Baghdad bombings

At least 56 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.



Officials say more than 100 people have also been wounded in the attacks which occurred near Shia mosques around the time of Friday prayers.



Three of the bombings also occurred in Baghdad\'s mainly Shia area of Sadr City.



At least 21 people are reported to have died there.



The bombings come less than a week after Iraqi and US forces said they had killed the three high-ranking al-Qaeda leaders.



The organisation is blamed for many of the bloodiest bomb attacks in recent years.