Burnt out shells of cars belie the Tuesday morning calm in Habibiya, east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.<br/> <br />Blood mixed with glass and debris stains the street of what was a car market near the Shi'ite district of Sadr City.<br/> <br />Ten people died and 12 others were injured when a blast ripped through the market Monday.<br/> <br />It was a deadly day across the country, which is gearing up for provincial elections Saturday.<br/> <br />At least 33 are dead after several car bombs and blasts, including two at a checkpoint outside Baghdad's international airport.<br/> <br />North of the capital in Tuz Khurmato, four bombs targeting police patrols killed five people and wounded 67, officials said.<br/> <br />No one has claimed responsibility but al Qaeda's local wing has stepped up a campaign targeting Shi'ites to stoke sectarian confrontation.<br/> <br />Saturday's vote for provincial councils is an important test for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government before parliamentary elections next year.
