(Xinhua)

The death toll from the car bombing in Baghdad's northern district on Tuesday, rose to eight and 14 people wounded, an Interior Ministry source said.

"The latest reports said that eight civilians were killed and 14 others injured by the Kadhmiyah blast," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The incident took place before midday when a car bomb parked near the Shiite mosque of al-Nuwab in the busy entrance of Nuwab thoroughfare, the source said.

Earlier, the source put the toll at one killed and four injured by the blast.

A wave of car bombs hit the Iraqi capital the day before, killing up to 32 people and wounding some 129 others.

The latest deadly wave of car bombings indicates that insurgents could still cause fatal attacks despite recent security gains.