BAGHDAD: Three car bombs in the Iraqi capital killed at least seven people Tuesday, security and medical officials said, after more than a dozen died in Baghdad blasts the previous day.

Bayaa in south Baghdad was hit by two car bombs which killed at least five people while another exploded in a nearby area, killing two people. At least 13 people were injured in the attacks

The blasts followed four car bomb attacks in Baghdad on Monday that killed at least 16 people.