Iraq's police patrols found seven unidentified bodies in different parts of Baghdad on Friday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"Our patrols have found seven unidentified bodies in several Baghdad neighborhoods so far since the morning," the source said on condition of anonymity.

The bodies were blindfolded, bound and showing signs of torture with bullet holes in their bodies, he said.

The almost daily gruesome body findings, assassinations and explosions in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities were seen as a major setback for the Iraqi government's efforts to stem violence and achieve national reconciliation.

UN and Iraqi officials estimate that more than 100 Iraqis are killed everyday in insurgent attacks and fighting between Sunni and Shiite factions.

(Xinhua News Agency September 30, 2006)