April 29 (Bloomberg) -- At least 41 people were killed in two suicide car bombings in Baghdad’s Shiite Muslim district of Sadr City.

At least 62 others were wounded in the attack in a market today, President Jalal Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party said on its Web site. The report cited security officials and didn’t provide further information.

About 60 people died and 125 were wounded in two suicide bombings near Kazimayn, a Shiite Muslim shrine in Baghdad, on April 24. A day earlier, 53 Iranians, including a child, died in a blast yesterday in the eastern province of Diyala that targeted Shiite worshippers.

The April 24 blasts were the deadliest since two coordinated bombings killed more than 50 people in Baghdad on March 6 last year. On Feb. 1, 2008, two women with Down’s syndrome strapped with explosives killed at least 91 people when they detonated bombs at Baghdad pet markets, the London-based Times reported at the time.

Attacks in the country declined in the past year after Sunni Muslim tribal leaders turned against al-Qaeda, and former President George W. Bush ordered a “surge” of U.S. troops. Violence picked up again over the past two months, highlighting the fragility of Iraq’s security as U.S. forces prepare to withdraw from cities in June.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for today’s attack. Al-Qaeda-linked groups have said they were behind similar bombings in the past.

To contact the reporter on this story: Caroline Alexander in London at calexander1@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: April 29, 2009 12:33 EDT