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Baghdad bombs toll now 98 dead
BAGHDAD - Sources in the interior and defence ministries said that at least 98 people were killed and 208 wounded in the two explosions in the pet markets of Al-Ghazl and Baghdad al-Jadida. A breakdown of the tolls for each attack was not given by the ministry sources on Saturday. Officials on Friday said 64 people had been killed and 107 wounded in the market bombings -- 46 dead at Al-Ghazl and 18 killed at Baghdad al-Jadida.The explosives were strapped to two mentally impaired women and then triggered by remote control in co-ordinated blasts, a top Iraqi security official said on Friday. Both women were mentally impaired. They were wearing belts containing 15 kilogrammes (33 pounds) of explosives, Major General Qasim Ata, spokesman for the Baghdad security plan, told AFP on Friday. The explosives were detonated by remote control, he said of the blasts which occurred within 20 minutes of each other. Posted by: Steve White 2008-02-03 |
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