Twin car bombs exploded Sunday near a major square in Baghdad, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens in the latest attack targeting a high-profile area in the capital. The explosives-packed cars were parked a few hundred yards (meters) apart near a government agency that issues national identification cards, the telephone exchange building and a state-run bank. The nearly simultaneous blasts occurred shortly after 11 a.m. as the area was crowded with people at the start of the work week, the Associated Press reported. Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, the main Iraqi military spokesman for Baghdad, said at least 18 people were killed and 42 wounded. Those killed included four policemen and two women, according to police and hospital officials, who confirmed the casualty toll.
