DHAKA: At least 22 people have died at different locations near the Iraqi capital in a fresh wave of attacks, as the country waits for the results of recent elections to be announced.

Police officials said the deadliest attack of the day happened on Saturday afternoon when a suicide bomber drove his explosive-laden car into a security checkpoint in the town of Dujail, 80km north of Baghdad, killing six security force members and a civilian.

At least 15 others were wounded in the explosion, reports Al Jazeera.

Earlier on Saturday, a bomb blast at an outdoor market killed four people and wounded 17 in the town of Tarmiyah, also north of the capital.

BDST: 2158 HRS, MAY 10, 2014