An Iraqi policeman inspects the scene of a bomb blast in central Baghdad’s commercial Karrada neighborhood on June 25, 2013.
At least seven people have been killed in two attacks across Iraq, as the spate of violence continues unabated in the country.
Iraqi police said four people died and 12 others injured on Saturday after a bomb detonated at a market in the suburb of Abu Ghraib, west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
In another development, gunmen opened fire on a group of policemen in the city of Fallujah, about 64 km west of Baghdad, killing three off-duty policemen before fleeing, security officials said.
The attacks came only a day after a series of bomb blasts claimed the lives of 22 Iraqis across the country.
On Thursday, 22 people were also killed in bombings targeting football fans in Baghdad and its surrounding towns.
On June 24, at least 42 people were killed and dozens injured in ten car bomb attacks across the country.
There has been recently an upsurge in violence across Iraq, and the authorities say Qatar and Saudi Arabia have had a hand in some of the deadly incidents.
The United Nations says a total of 1,045 people were killed and nearly 2,400 were injured in violent incidents across Iraq in May.
Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonâ„¢s Special Representative for Iraq Martin Kobler called on the Iraqi leaders to Å“sit together” and address the countryâ„¢s problems, including car bomb attacks throughout the country.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that militant groups and the remnants of the former Baâ„¢athist regime are responsible for the latest wave of violence in Iraq.
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Republished with permission from:: Press TV