At least 26 people were killed Thursday morning in Iraq and around 84 others were injured as a barrage of attacks rocked the country for a third consecutive day

At least 26 people were killed Thursday morning in Iraq and around 84 others were injured as a barrage of attacks rocked the country for a third consecutive day, police officials said.

Eight people were killed and 21 others were wounded when a car bomb exploded in the southern town of Twareej as a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims passed by, police officials said.

Sixteen more people were killed and another 75 wounded when two car bombs exploded outside popular restaurants in a commercial area of Hilla, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad, police officials said.

In central Falluja, a suicide car bomber struck a police checkpoint outside a local bank.

At least two people were killed and five others were wounded in that attack, including three police officers.

Attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday left at least 38 people dead and more than 130 wounded.