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Iraq
Fifty-two Iraqis killed, wounded in booby-trapped car blast in sadr city
2007-05-03
(KUNA) -- Fifty-two Iraqis were killed and wounded, including policemen, on Wednesday when a booby-trapped car exploded in sadr city. An Iraqi police source said a booby-trapped car exploded at around 8:10 p. m. tonight in Al-Jawader street in Sadr city east of here killing seven and wounding 45 others. A doctor at Imam Ali hospital told KUNA that seven corpses and 45 wounded people were brought to the hospital as a result of the blast. He added that some of the wounded sustained severe injuries, anticipating an increase of the death and injury toll.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Or, it could've been Fred saving space. He selected the headline.....
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-03 05:50  

#2  Yeah, me too. It means 52 killed or wounded. But the comma saves so much space!

As in "casualties" thrown around like it was deaths. Remember John Kerry was a "casualty" three times in Vietnam.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-03 05:49  

#1  This is a headline from KUNA. They do this all the time. Reading headlines, you think - oh my 52 killed? When in reality only 7 died in the initial explosion and 45 were wounded. It is deceptive to the eye at first when reading thru their headlines. Don't think they do it on purpose, tried writing them. Yes, several times I missed the comma only to find out in reading the article, sometimes only 1 or 2 were killed. Maybe they're learning how to sensationalize the news from CNN?
Posted by: Michael   2007-05-03 03:40  

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