国际英语新闻：Iraq sees bloodiest day this year as nationwide attacks kill at least 91

BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 91 Iraqis were killed and more than 300 others wounded on Monday as insurgents staged a new wave of attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces across the country, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

As the most fatal attacks among Monday's scores of explosions and shootings, a twin car bomb explosions, followed by a third suicide bombing, at a textile factory in Hilla, capital of Babil Province, left at least 36 dead and 140 others injured.

In Baghdad, nine Iraqi security members were killed and 23 people wounded in a series of shootings and blasts targeting security checkpoints and police patrols in the early morning on Monday. Most of the injured were security members.

Police investigate car bombings in Iraq's southern Basra on Monday. At least 91 Iraqis were killed and more than 300 others wounded on Monday as insurgents staged a new wave of attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces across the country.

In two other separate incidents in the capital, three people were killed and 16 others wounded in a car bomb explosion near the town hall of Tarmiyah in the northern suburbs. The town's mayor and some of his guards were among the wounded, police said.

In western Baghdad, a car bomb was detonated at a popular market in the Abu Ghraib suburb, leaving three dead and 12 others injured.

Iraqi forces tightened security in Baghdad after the spate of attacks, as police and army set up mobile checkpoints on main streets.