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| Iraqi death toll up sharply in September | |
| 2005-10-03 | |
| BAGHDAD - The number of Iraqis killed in attacks in the country in September rose to 702 from 526 in August, most of them civilians, according to government statistics obtained by AFP on Sunday. The number of those wounded was also up at 848, compared to 647 for August, statistics from the health, interior and defence ministries showed. Those killed fell victim to one motorbike and 32 car bombs, 50 shootings, two walk-in suicide bombers and several mortar attacks. Health ministry figures said 559 civilians were killed, compared with 384 the month before while the interior ministry said 100 policemen and other ministry employees were killed, down from 105 in August. The defence ministry put the number of soldiers killed at 43, up from 37 in August. Official figures put the number of rebels killed last month at 194, compared to 58 in August, with 907 arrested. Since the start of the year, 4,373 Iraqis, 3,015 civilians, 970 policemen and 388 soldiers have been killed.
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| Posted by:Steve White |