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Spate of Baghdad blasts kills at least 24
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A wave of attacks, most of them boom-mobiles targeting Shiite neighborhoods, rocked Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... early on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people in the latest bout of bloodshed to rock Iraq. The violence, which left 65 others maimed, comes amid a protracted surge in violence just months ahead of general elections that has forced Iraqi officials to appeal for international help in combatting the country's worst unrest since 2008. At least seven kabooms, including six boom-mobiles, hit Shiite Mohammedan neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, according to security and medical officials, from about 7:30 am (0430 GMT) onwards. They come after similarly coordinated bombings in Storied Baghdad on Sunday evening left 21 dead. Wednesday's attacks occurred in areas ranging from the city's main commercial district of Karrada to the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Shaab, as well as Sadriyah, one of Storied Baghdad's oldest areas. One boom-mobile also went off in the Sunni-majority neighborhood of Adhamiyah in north Storied Baghdad, the officials said. Security forces imposed tough measures in areas hit by attacks, in many cases barring journalists from filming video or taking photographs at bombing sites. No group immediately grabbed credit for the violence, but Sunni faceless myrmidons linked to Al-Qaeda's front group often set off coordinated bombings across Storied Baghdad, typically targeting Shiites, whom they regard as apostates. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-21 |
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