Baghdad, Aug 2 (Xinhua) Four people were killed and 17 others injured in a car bomb attack at a busy market place in western Iraq Sunday, the police said.

The incident took place in Haditha town in Iraq's western Anbar province, some 220 km northwest of Baghdad, an official said requesting anonymity.

The attack came two days after a series of bombings at Shia mosques in Baghdad in which 30 people were killed and over 100 others injured.