Nearly simultaneous bombs struck commuters in an area on the southeastern edge of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding two dozens, police and hospital officials said. The two blasts, which occurred about 30 meters (yards) apart at 7 a.m. in Jisr Diyala, were targeting government employees, construction workers and vendors preparing to travel into the capital, according to the officials. Women and children were among the eight killed and 24 wounded, which also included three policemen who had been sipping tea bought from a vendor, the Associated Press quoted officials as saying.
