BAGHDAD , Iraq ( CNN ) -- At least seven Iraqis were killed and 23 wounded when a bomb exploded near a Shiite holy shrine in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning , an Interior Ministry official said . The Imam Musa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad , Iraq , seen in 2007 , is holy to Shiite Muslims . The bomb detonated near the Imam Musa al-Kadhim shrine in the Kadhimiya district , the official said . The Kadhimiya shrine is one of the holiest shrines for Shiite Muslims around the world . On Tuesday , a parked car bomb killed at least nine people and wounded more than a dozen others , also in Kadhimiya . This is the third straight day of deadly attacks in the capital , striking mostly Shiite areas . On Monday , seven bombings in Baghdad left at least 32 people killed and more than 130 wounded . Iraqi officials have warned that they expect a rise in attacks . The country 's president and his deputies urged security forces to intensify their efforts to secure the country . The government has blamed the ousted Baath party and al Qaeda in Iraq for Monday 's attacks , saying they were meant to create sectarian divisions . The U.S. military also pointed the finger at al Qaeda . `` The nature of the attacks and targets are consistent with past al Qaeda in Iraq attacks . We see this as coordinated attack by terrorists against predominantly Shia targets that they gauge as vulnerable to instigate sectarian violence , '' the U.S. military said .
Three days of attacks in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad left dozens dead . Bomb near revered Shiite shrine of Imam Musa al - Kadhim kills 7 on Wednesday . Parked car bomb in same area of Baghdad killed at least 9 people on Wednesday . At least 32 died on Thursday in suicide bombings around Iraqi capital .