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Bloody day in Iraq, 64 killed, 138 injured
(KUNA) -- Sixty-four Iraqis were killed and 138 others were wounded Saturday as violence continued in Baghdad. The most recent of these hostile acts resulted in the killing of five Iraqis and severely wounding another 11 when a bobby-trapped vehicle exploded in the poor neighborhood of al-Fanahra in the area of Bab al-Sheikh downtown Baghdad. Earlier today, a sequential blast of two bombs that took place near the Iraqi Interior Ministry's entrance resulted in killing six civilians and injuring ten others, in addition to damaging civilian and police cars around the blast scene.

An hour later, a suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of volunteers for the Iraqi National Police force. The blast that took place in al-Nussour court near the police command headquarters resulted in the killing of 35 people and the injury of 65. Two bombs rocked the place beforehand, making it one of the most blood-spattered unrests to hit Iraq in a long period of time.

Meanwhile, three Iraqi civilians were killed and 10 others were injured as a result of a roadside bomb that exploded near the highway linking the areas of al-Sayedya and Um al-Ma'alif. Two civic cars were damaged while passing by the explosion site, eyewitnesses said. One civilian was killed and six others were injured due to a bobby-trapped car blast in al-Karrada neighborhood. The blast also resulted in damaging cars and markets in the premises. Another civilian was killed and four others injured; two of which were policemen due to an explosion in al-Mustansiria neighborhood, eastern Baghdad.

Moreover, three civilians were killed and 13 others were wounded as a result of a roadside bomb explosion in the area of al-Radhwania southeastern Baghdad. Not far away and in the area of al-Mahmoudia a bobby-trapped car, parked at a school's lot detonated and resulted in killing five Iraqis and injuring 25 others. Five Iraqis were slaughtered by terrorists, who also injured another, while one person was abducted, in an operation that took place near Dyala provincial building.
Posted by: Fred 2006-11-13
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