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4 killed, 16 injured in Iraq violence
[Iran Press TV] Four people have been killed and sixteen injured in the latest spate of terrorist attacks across Iraq, which occurred after a period of relative calm.On Saturday, an improvised bomb (IED) detonated in the east of Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, an unnamed security source told the Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The bombing, which targeted a funeral procession, killed Hamid al-Halbousi, the chief of the al-Halabsa clan, and maimed two other tribal chiefs, the source added. In the northern province of Salahuddin, two non-combatants were killed and 14 others were maimed in two separate bombing attacks against Shia pilgrims. In the first attack, an IED went kaboom!near a vehicle close to the Shrine of Imam Hassan al-Askari (PTUI!) in the town of Samarra, injuring six foreign pilgrims, two Iraqi coppers, and one Iraqi civilian. In the second attack, a car boom kaboom shook the city of Balad, south of the quiet provincial capital Tikrit. Five Shias were maimed in the attack. And in the capital Storied Baghdad, gunnies shot and killed a civilian in the eastern region of al-Mashtal, security sources said, but gave no more details on the murder. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-06 |
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