6 car bombs rock Baghdad, 5 dead—officials

Iraqi security forces inspect a car destroyed after a car bomb attack in the Jamila neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. A string of car bomb attacks hit commercial areas in Baghdad on Thursday, said Iraqi officials. AP PHOTO/KARIM KADIM

BAGHDAD—Six car bombs ripped through Baghdad, mostly targeting Shiite neighborhoods, killing at least five people on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

The blasts occurred within an hour of each other from around midday (0900 GMT) onwards in various parts of the Iraqi capital, leaving dozens more wounded.