Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq    

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Two car bombs detonated separately in western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing a civilian and wounding ten others, an Interior Ministry source said.

    A booby-trapped car parked near the Sa'ah Restaurant in Mansour district detonated around 3 p.m. (1200 GMT), killing a civilian and wounding six others, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    Also in the afternoon, another car bomb parked at the Kendi thoroughfare in Harthiyah neighborhood detonated and wounded four people, damaging several nearby shops and civilian cars, the source said.

    Sporadic attacks continue in Baghdad despite the U.S. and Iraqi officials' announcement of a relative lull in violence during the past few months.