(CNN) -- A string of bombings and shootings across Baghdad Monday left at least one Iraqi military officer dead and wounded more than a dozen civilians and soldiers, an Interior Ministry official said Monday.
The widespread violence came a day after a bold attack by insurgents in the heart of the capital.
Gunmen killed a senior Iraqi officer in western Baghdad early on Monday, as they opened fire on a brigadier general while he was driving his car in al-Ameriya.
In western Baghdad's Harthiya neighborhood, gunmen using silencers wounded a senior Ministry of Agriculture employee as he was leaving his home in al-Harthiya neighborhood.
Such attacks, targeting government and security officials, have been on the rise in recent months.
A double bombing in western Baghdad's Ghazaliya neighborhood Monday wounded at least 15 Iraqis. First, a roadside bomb targeting civilians detonated, which was followed by a second blast when security forces responded to the scene. Six Iraqi soldiers, four policemen and five civilians were wounded.
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