19 people were killed on Thursday in a spate of terrorist attacks that hit several regions in Iraq.

19 people were killed on Thursday in a spate of terrorist attacks that hit several regions in Iraq.

The attacks marked the third consecutive day of violence which has claimed 71 lives overall; including that of an Iraqi MP killed by a suicide bomber and 33 others who died in twin car bombs north of the city.

The deadliest of Thursday's blasts took place in Dujail, 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of Baghdad, where two car bombs minutes apart killed nine people and wounded 56 others, AFP quoted officials as saying.

The blasts struck outside a government building and a Shiite mosque.

Five others were killed and 15 wounded by a car bomb near a football stadium on the outskirts of Hilla city, south of Baghdad.

Bombings also struck Hawija and the Holy city of Karbala.

There were no casualties in Hawija but three people were killed and 36 others were wounded, including eight who officials said were Pakistani Shiite pilgrims in Karbala.

The violence comes a day after 49 people were killed in a wave of attacks in Baghdad and north of the capital, Iraq's deadliest day since November 29.

Officials raised the toll on Thursday after seven more people died from twin car bombs in Kirkuk city.