6 dead after dual car bombings in Iraq, police say January 24, 2012 -- Updated 0602 GMT (1402 HKT) The explosions take place in Sadr City, an area in eastern Baghdad One bomb explodes near a group of laborers; another blows up near a gas station Baghdad (CNN) -- At least six people were killed and 30 others wounded Tuesday morning when two car bombs exploded in eastern Baghdad, police officials said. The first car bomb exploded in al-Mudhafar Square, near a group of laborers who were waiting to be picked up for a daily job, police said. A few minutes later, a second car bomb exploded near a busy fuel station. Both attacks took place in Sadr City, an area in eastern Baghdad, police said. Sadr City is a mainly Shiite area and is home to almost 1.5 million people.