Iraqi police say insurgents killed at least 43 people in a wave of bombings and attacks across the country.
The deadliest attack was in a predominantly Sunni Arab neighborhood (Adhamiyah) in Baghdad, where a car bomb near an Iraqi army patrol killed 12 people. A short time later, another bomb in the area killed five more people.
During the bombings, defense witnesses testified at the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on charges of crimes against humanity.
One witness testified on behalf of Anwad al-Bandar, the chief judge who sentenced 148 Shi'ites to death following an assassination attempt against Saddam.