Iraq's deputy trade minister has been injured in an ambush by gunmen on his motorcade in the capital, Baghdad.
Two of Qais Dawoud Hassan’s bodyguards were killed in the gun attack in the wealthy district of Mansour.
Six more guards and a passerby were also wounded.
Meanwhile at least 30 people are now known to have died in yesterday evening’s car bomb attack in a Shi’ite village north of Baghdad.
The vehicle exploded on a busy street near a mosque and market in Howaider, about 60km from the capital, Baghdad.
Hospital officials said more than 30 people were wounded in the blast, which came at dusk as people prepared to break the day-long Ramadan fast.
