UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN envoy in Iraq has expressed his dismay at the new wave of attacks in the Middle East country, which killed 38 people and wounded 91 others, deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters here Thursday.
"Martin Kobler, the secretary-general's special representative for Iraq, expressed his dismay at the horrific toll of lives lost following the new wave of attacks against innocent civilians, particularly targeting Baghdad," del Buey said at a daily news briefing here.
"Mr. Kobler also condemned the car bomb attack against the Anbar governor's convoy, which led to the injury of four of his escorts," he said.
"He warned that systemic violence is ready to explode at any moment if all Iraqi leaders do not engage immediately to pull the country out of this mayhem," del Buey.
Up to 15 people were killed and 65 wounded in shootings and bomb attacks, including seven car bombings, across Iraq on Thursday, local police said.
In the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, five car bombs and two roadside bombs ripped through the Iraqi capital and killed a total of nine people and wounded some 52.
Thursday's attacks are part of almost daily waves of massive bomb attacks in Baghdad and some Iraqi cities that killed and wounded hundreds of people.
On Wednesday, bombings and clashes in the country killed at least 26 people and wounded some 80 others.
Violence is still common in Iraqi cities despite a dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007, when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.
31 May, 2013
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