Attacks kill at least 58 people in Iraq
A coordinated wave of bombings tore through Shiite Muslim
areas in and around the Iraqi capital early Wednesday, killing at least 58 and
wounding many more. The blasts, which came in quick succession, targeted residents
out shopping and on their way to work. The attacks are the latest in a
relentless wave of killing that has left thousands dead since April, marking
the country's worst spate of bloodshed since 2008. Insurgents deployed
explosives-laden cars, suicide bombers and other bombs Wednesday and targeted
parking lots, outdoor markets and restaurants in predominantly Shiite
neighborhoods of Baghdad.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the day's
attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of the Iraqi branch of al-Qaida. More
parked car bombs went off in outdoor markets in the sprawling slum of Sadr
City, where five were killed and 20 were wounded. Similar attacks hit the
northeastern neighborhood of Shula, killing three and wounding nine; the
southeastern Jisr Diyala in an outdoor market, killing eight and wounding 22;
and the eastern New Baghdad area, killing three and wounding 12. In
Mahmoudiyah, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, a suicide bomber
blew himself up outside a restaurant, killing four and wounding 13.
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