AKIPRESS.COM - Eleven Iraqis were killed and 24 others injured in two car bombings in the capital Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.

A bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near a security checkpoint in al-Tarmiya district in northern Baghdad, killing five people and injured 11 others, the source told Anadolu Agency.

Another booby-trapped car exploded near a café in northern Baghdad, killing six people and injured 13 others, the source said.

The source expected the death toll form the two bombings to rise.

There was no claim of responsibility and Iraqi authorities have yet to comment.

Recent months have seen an uptick in violence across Iraq. Although most attacks go unclaimed, Iraqi authorities usually point the finger at Al-Qaeda-linked militants.