A series of bombings in Baghdad today has killed at least 14 people and wounded 32.
In one blast, a suicide bomber killed nine people, including two soldiers, three policemen and four civilians, during celebrations to mark Army Day in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Karrada.
The explosion took place outside the offices of NGO, the Iraqi Unity Gathering, which had been hosting an event for army officers and tribal leaders from both of Iraq's religious sects.
In another lethal attack in Baghdad, at least four people were killed and 11 wounded in a vehicle bomb explosion in the mixed northeastern district of Al-Qahira.
In a third attack, one person was killed and four wounded when a series of four improvised bombs were detonated in the Al-Nahda vehicle market in the city centre.
In the Karrada blast, television footage showed a group of soldiers dancing in a tight circle in the street, waving their AK-47 assault rifles in the air and chanting shortly before the bomb exploded.
The bomber, wearing an explosive vest, blew himself up in the narrow, residential street outside the NGO's offices as guests were leaving and milling about outside.
The latest deaths follow a suicide attack in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday that targeted mourners at a funeral, killing at least 30 and wounding 38.
