6 killed by blasts in western Baghdad, day after wave of bombings killed 72

6 killed by blasts in western Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Iraqi police say six people were killed when three bombs hidden in plastic bags exploded in western Baghdad.

The officials say another 19 people were wounded in the blasts.

The bombings struck late Saturday in an area where young people were playing billiards in a mixed, Sunni-Shiite neighborhood.

The blasts came one day after a series of bombings focused in Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad killed more than 70 people, raising fears that insurgent groups are trying to re-ignite sectarian violence.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.