Iraq Violence
Mourners carry the coffin of slain priest Thair Saadallah during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when... Mourners carry the coffin of slain priest Thair Saadallah during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq Violence
Udai Saadallah, second from right, is consoled at the funeral for his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2,... Udai Saadallah, second from right, is consoled at the funeral for his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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A woman weeps for her relative, slain priest Wassem Sabieh, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday ... A woman weeps for her relative, slain priest Wassem Sabieh, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq Violence
Udai Saadallah, right, holds a photo of his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. ... Udai Saadallah, right, holds a photo of his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. The text above the photograph reads in Arabic, "Please, God, give him eternal rest and make your light shine on him." (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq Violence
Udai Saadallah, right, holds a photo of his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. ... Udai Saadallah, right, holds a photo of his slain brother, Iraqi priest Thair Saadallah, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. The text above the photograph reads in Arabic, "Please, God, give him eternal rest and make your light shine on him." (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Mourners carry the coffin of slain priest Thair Saadallah during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when... Mourners carry the coffin of slain priest Thair Saadallah during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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A woman weeps for her relative, slain priest Wassem Sabieh, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday ... A woman weeps for her relative, slain priest Wassem Sabieh, during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priest was killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi women watch as the coffins of two slain priests are carried at a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priests were killed Sunda... Iraqi women watch as the coffins of two slain priests are carried at a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priests were killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi woman grieves while walking next to the coffins of two slain priests at a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priests were ... An Iraqi woman grieves while walking next to the coffins of two slain priests at a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The priests were killed Sunday when gunmen stormed a church during mass and took the entire congregation hostage. The attack, claimed by an al-Qaida-linked organization, was the deadliest recorded against Iraq's Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion unleashed a wave of violence against them. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi hospital and police officials say a series of explosions across Baghdad have killed 26 people.
The blasts took place in at least four neighborhoods across the city Tuesday evening and wounded dozens more.
The combination of car bombs and roadside bombs came just two days after gunmen in Baghdad held a Christian congregation hostage Sunday, in a siege that ended with 58 people dead.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
