Bombs against Shiite targets in Iraq kill at least 100

Bombings and a mortar attack struck Shiite targets in Baghdad and north of the capital on Monday, killing as many as 100 people and wounding scores in a further sign of what appeared to be a renewed campaign of Sunni insurgent violence.

The U.S. military also reported the deaths of two Marines, raising the two-day death toll to 27 in a particularly bloody weekend for American forces in Iraq.

Monday's first blast, a parked car bomb, tore through stalls of vendors peddling DVDs and secondhand clothes shortly after noon in the Bab al-Sharqi market between Tayaran and Tahrir squares _ one of the busiest parts of Baghdad. Seconds later, a suicide car bomber drove into the crowd.

Police estimated that each car was loaded with nearly 220 pounds of explosives.

At least 88 people were killed and 168 were wounded in the attack, according to police and hospital officials, making it the deadliest attack in two months.

There were conflicting reports about the casualty toll as the wounded were rushed to several hospitals around the capital.

Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili said at least 78 people were killed and 156 were wounded, making it the deadliest attack in two months. Figures provided by police and hospital officials showed that as many as 88 people were killed.