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Car and road bombs hit year high in Iraq: US military

Wed Oct 4, 11:42 AM ET

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The past week has seen the highest number of car bombs and roadside bombs in Iraq than at any time this year, said a US military spokesman.

"Last week we also saw the highest number of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices this year," said Major General William Caldwell, using the military terminology for car bombs.

"The number of improvised explosive devices was also at an all time high," he added, referring to home-made bombs used by Iraqi insurgents and militias to target road traffic.

A week earlier, Caldwell said the number of suicide attacks in Iraq was at its highest point since the 2003 invasion, citing the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as a traditional peak for violence in Iraq.

"As expected, attacks have steadily increased in Baghdad during these past weeks," he said.

On Wednesday, 21 people were killed in a single incident involved two roadside bombs and a car bomb in southern Baghdad.