Iraqi police: 19 killed in Baghdad bombings

Iraqi police say multiple car bombs have exploded near three Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing 19 people, AP reported.

Two Iraqi police officials say the first bomb killed ten people in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Shaab. The officials say the bomb struck just as Shiite worshippers were leaving Friday prayers.

The officials say more explosions struck near two other Shiite mosques in northern Baghdad, killing another nine people.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

The bombings come during one what has been one of the least deadly periods in Iraq since the war began in 2003.