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| Iraq: Eleven car bombs kill 63 |
| 2010-11-02 |
| ELEVEN car bombs rocked Shiite neighbourhoods in Baghad overnight, killing at least 63 people amid growing concern that Sunni militants are taking advantage of a persistent power vacuum seven months after an inconclusive general election. Another 285 people were wounded in the bombings, which came just two days after al-Qaeda gunmen stormed a church in the heart of the capital and took dozens of worshipers hostage. Forty-six died, along with seven security personnel in the drama that ended with a raid by Iraqi special forces. "Sixty-three people were killed and 285 wounded in 11 car bombings. All of the explosions happened at the same time," an interior ministry official said today. The bombs targeted Shiite districts of the capital, and some exploded near cafes or restaurants. The biggest were in the northern Kadhimiyah and eastern Husseiniyah districts. The first killed six people and wounded 26. The second killed four and wounded 34, a ministry official said. |
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