New suicide attacks in Iraq

Four car bombs -- which came in waves of two -- exploded in separate locations in the Iraqi capital Monday, killing 13 Iraqis and wounding 23 others, a local official said.

The bombings came a day after a suicide attack during the funeral of a &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/world/2002/11/13/39461.html ' target=_blank>Kurdish party member killed about 25 people. An official with Baghdad's emergency police told CNN one car bomb exploded around 10 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) Monday outside a private building in the Karada neighborhood in the south-central region of the city, killing nine Iraqi civilians and wounding 12 others, informs CNN News.

As US forces and Iraqi police arrived at the scene, gunmen blocked the road and clashed with the troops, reflecting the boldness of insurgents encouraged by the retarded political process, reports the Times of India.