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| Iraq |
| Multiple car bomb attacks hit Iraqi cities |
| 2013-05-20 |
| At least 26 people have been killed and many others injured in a series of car bomb attacks in central and southern Iraq, officials say. Baghdad was worst hit, with eight explosions at bus stations and markets in mainly Shia Muslim districts of the capital. Two bombs went off earlier in the day in the southern city of Basra. The attacks come amid a recent rise in violence in Iraq linked to growing political and sectarian tension. Police said 115 people were injured in Monday's violence, with most of the dead in Baghdad. The bombs in Basra, a mainly Shia Muslim city, killed at least 11 people. Some reports put the death toll in both cities at more than 30. In a separate incident, gunmen attacked a police patrol in Anbar province overnight, killing seven policemen. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Shia got in power and chose to 'get even' rather than build unity. Many/most Sunni had reconciled with their out-of-power status, but between their more militant side and the government being a**holes they've been pushed into a position where true civil war is the likely outcome. That won't end well for anyone. (Sounds a little like what's happening here, doesn't it?) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-05-20 09:24 |
| #1 Now up to 40 |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-05-20 09:17 |