BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Three car bombs went off coordinately in a northern Baghdad neighborhood on Saturday, killing 15 people and wounding 25 others, an Interior Ministry source said.

    "Three car bombs went off in quick succession at 3:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) in Huriyah neighborhood," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    "At least 15 people were killed and 25 others wounded," the source added.

    Earlier, the source said that a car bomb detonated in the neighborhood followed by mortar rounds, killing three and wounding seven others.

    Meanwhile, a car bomb went off in Kufa town near the holy Shiite city of Najaf, killing 30 people and wounding more than 45.

    The attacks came hours after the Iraqi government executed former leader Saddam Hussein by hanging at dawn on Saturday.