( CNN ) -- A wave of deadly bombings struck Baghdad on Thursday in an already remarkably lethal week in Iraq , prompting a U.N. official to warn the mayhem is `` ready to explode '' into a wider conflict . And violence was n't limited to Iraq 's capital -- Anbar province 's governor escaped the latest apparent attempt to assassinate him when bombs exploded Thursday near his convoy in Ramadi and injured four of his bodyguards , police said . In Baghdad , a car bomb exploded Thursday afternoon outside a university , and three car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded Thursday morning in four neighborhoods , killing at least 10 people and wounding 41 others , police said . The deaths come as political and sectarian violence rises across Iraq , much of it stemming from discord between Sunni and Shiite Muslims . Nearly 400 people have been killed in acts of violence in May , according to a CNN tally . And since Monday alone , at least 120 people have been killed . Martin Kobler , the U.N. special representative to Iraq , expressed dismay at the recent violence and condemned the attack against the Anbar governor . He also warned the situation could worsen if leaders do n't take action . `` Systemic violence is ready to explode at any moment if all Iraqi leaders do not engage immediately to pull the country out of this mayhem , '' Kobler said in Baghdad . Thursday 's violence included the afternoon car bombing outside a university in southeastern Baghdad . At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in that blast , city police officials told CNN . No other details were immediately available . Iraqi security forces are on high alert and have established more checkpoints in and around the capital , causing massive traffic jams during rush hour . In central Ramadi , more than 60 miles ( 100 kilometers ) west of Baghdad , Anbar Gov . Qassim Mohammed Abid was unharmed when car and roadside bombs exploded Thursday morning near his convoy , Ramadi police officials said . Abid has survived several assassination attempts over the years . He lost his left hand in a suicide attack in the predominantly Sunni province in 2009 . Recent violence in Iraq comes amid rising Sunni-Shiite tensions . Since December , tens of thousands of Sunni demonstrators have taken to the streets across the country , protesting against the Shiite-led government . Sunni Arabs had more political clout in Iraq under Saddam Hussein until his ouster in 2003 after a U.S.-led invasion . Under the Shiite-led government in the post-Saddam era , Sunnis have felt marginalized . About two-thirds of Iraq 's nearly 32 million people are Shiite , and roughly a third are Sunni , according to the CIA World Factbook . Here is a look at Iraq 's deadly four-day stretch , according to police officials : . â€¢ At least 30 deaths on Wednesday , with 20 people killed in four bombings in Baghdad , and 10 killed in acts of violence in Mosul . â€¢ At least 23 deaths on Tuesday and more than 80 others hurt in three explosions and three shootings in Baghdad and Mosul . â€¢ At least 57 deaths on Monday and 190 others hurt in a wave of attacks in Baghdad and other cities .
At least 10 more killed in Baghdad on Thursday amid rising religious , political tensions . Nearly 400 people have been killed in acts of violence in May , according to a CNN tally . U.N. representative Martin Kobler : `` Systemic violence is ready to explode at any moment '' Kobler : Leaders need to take steps immediately .