Six killed in Baghdad
Published:Thursday | January 5, 2012 | 9:53 AM
At least six people have died after two explosions in quick succession struck a Shia area of the Iraqi capital.
Iraqi officials say some 16 people were also wounded in the blasts, which happened near Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood.
One bomb was planted on a motorcycle and the other was a roadside device.
The attack comes amid a rise in sectarian tensions following the withdrawal of the last US combat troops in December.
Iraq's power-sharing government has been in crisis since an arrest warrant was issued for Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi on terror charges two weeks ago.