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Iraq: Deadly car booms strike Baghdad
(AKI) - Two car bomb blasts at a bus station in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday have killed at least 16 people and injured 45 others.The simultaneous explosions took place at a bus station in the mainly Shia area of al-Biyaa in southwestern Baghdad. The booby-trapped cars exploded as they were parked at the terminal. The force of the attack -which occurred during rush hour - damaged nearby cars and buses. The blasts takes place the same day Shia Muslims celebrate the festival of Arbain (40 in Arabic), which happens 40 days after the holy day of Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of the grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammed. Other unrelated attacks also took place on Wednesday in northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, and in Iskandria, south of Baghdad. One soldier and two policemen died in the attacks. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-12 |
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