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Iraq
7 Killed in Baghdad Near Shiite Shrine
2009-04-09
BAGHDAD, April 8 -- A bomb tucked inside a plastic bag detonated yards from Baghdad's most important Shiite shrine on Wednesday, killing seven people and injuring more than 20, authorities said, the latest of several attacks targeting mostly Shiite areas in recent days.

The assault occurred around noon in the capital's Kadhimiyah neighborhood, as worshipers made their way to the Imam Musa al-Khadim shrine. Witnesses said women and children were among the victims. Witnesses said Iraqi security forces blocked ambulances from entering the crowded area.

"People used carts to remove the wounded," said Um Ridha, 30, a teacher.

The attack occurred a day after a car bomb detonated in the same neighborhood, killing nine people, including a woman whose son was rescued from a burning taxi by a man, who later handed the infant to his uncle, police said. On Monday, six car bombs detonated across Baghdad, killing at least 34 people.
Posted by:Steve White

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