Security officials in Iraq say a car bomb has killed at least two people and wounded five in central Baghdad.

Monday's bombing happened in the capital's Karrada district.

Car Bomb Kills at Least 2 in Iraqi Capital

Also in Baghdad, the U.S. military says an American soldier was killed in an attack on his patrol.

Car Bomb Kills at Least 2 in Iraqi Capital

The military said the soldier was killed by small-arms fire on Sunday.

Car Bomb Kills at Least 2 in Iraqi Capital

In other violence Sunday, bomb attacks killed at least nine people and wounded about 70.

Iraqi officials said a suicide truck bomber attacked a police checkpoint in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing three people. Another suicide truck bomber struck the northern city of Mosul, killing two people.

A roadside bomb blast hit a minibus in eastern Iraq's Diyala province, killing three people.