Bomb attack hits Baghdad square

Nine people were reportedly injured in the bomb attack

A series of bombs have hit the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing three people and injuring nine, officials say.

Up to three blasts were reported in the city's Tayaran Square, where labourers wait for daily construction work, police said.

The bombings came a day after a series of attacks killed more than 50 people in Baghdad and north of the city.

Bomb attacks in recent weeks have killed hundreds of Iraqis, despite a security clampdown across Baghdad.

Extra US troops are being deployed to patrol Baghdad's streets in an effort to restore security.

Unrest continues

Iraqi police said one bomb was planted in a rubbish bin in Tayaran Square early on Tuesday, as it filled with people hoping to find building work.

That bomb caused the deaths and injuries, the Associated Press reported, before a second bomb exploded nearby. There were also reports of a third explosion.

Elsewhere, the US military said one soldier died "in action" in the western province of Anbar.

Tuesday's attacks came in Baghdad and to the north, towards the town of Tikrit.

A suspected suicide car bomb exploded in Baghdad, killing at least 14 people, while a bus carrying at least 23 Iraqi soldiers was destroyed by a roadside bomb on the road between Tikrit and Baiji.

A UK soldier also died in the first fatal attack on a British military base in Iraq.