Residents of Baghdad's al-Hurriya district gather at the scene of a market bomb attack that killed 63 people.
From Times Online:
The US military has accused Iranian-backed Shia groups of setting off a huge car bomb that killed more than 60 people in a mainly Shia area of Baghdad, hinting at yet another new twist in the complex web of violence gripping the Iraqi capital.
"We believe the attack was not conducted by AQI [Al-Qaeda in Iraq]," Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Stover, a US army spokesman, said. "Though vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices are a trademark of AQI, our intelligence, corroborated through multiple sources, is this atrocity was committed by a Special Groups cell led by Haydar Mehdi Khadum al-Fawadi."
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News On This Attack From Other Sources:
U.S.: Shiite cell possibly involved in deadly Iraq blast -- CNN
US: Shiite 'special group' behind Iraq bombing -- Yahoo News
Rogue Iraq militia 'ordered bomb' -- BBC News
Baghdad car bomb death toll rises to 63 -- Guardian
My Comment: The dead-enders are giving out their last hurrah. The sooner they are killed off the better.
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