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| Baghdad Booze Bombings: Islamic Vice Squads or Turf War? |
| 2020-12-17 |
| [AnNahar] Escalating attacks on the Iraqi capital's few liquor stores have terrified shop-owners who fear hardline Islamists are flexing their muscle against alcohol consumption. But there may be a bigger story behind the Baghdad booze bombings, as some suspect pie fights for control of the lucrative niche trade in the Moslem majority country. Over the past two months, at least 14 alcohol shops across the city have been Molotov cocktailed in the middle of the night or just before dawn, with three simultaneous attacks in different districts Monday night alone. |
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