Bombs hit cities across Iraq, at least 11 killed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when explosions hit cities across Iraq, including multiple attacks in Baghdad and a suicide bomber in a car who targeted a police checkpoint, authorities said.

The attacks, in the capital, and in Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato and Samarra to the north and Nassiriya to the south, came days before Iraqis vote in provincial elections that are a test of political stability after U.S. troops left the country.