Police have discovered 22 bodies in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border, an Interior Ministry source said on Thursday.

"On late Wednesday, the Iraqi police found bodies of 22 people who were shot dead in the head while being blindfolded with hands tied to the back in Jassan area of Wassit province," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The identities of both the victims and killers were unclear.

Dozens of bodies have been found across Iraq during the past few months amid rampant abductions and violence in the war-torn country.

Source: Xinhua