Sunday, October 25, 2009

Massive Car Bombs Kill 136+ In Baghdad. Hundreds Are Wounded

An man weeps as he walks away from the ministries of justice and labour following a suicide bombing on October 25. An Iraqi man who had been kidnapped escaped his abductors on Sunday because of the twin bombings that rocked central Baghdad, killing around 100 people, police told AFP. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Suicide Bombs Kill 132 In Baghdad -- Yahoo News/Reuter

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombs tore through Baghdad on Sunday, killing 132 people, wounding more than 500 and leaving mangled bodies and cars on the streets in one of Iraq's deadliest days this year, police said.

Violence has fallen in Iraq since U.S.-backed tribal sheikhs helped wrest control from al Qaeda militants and Washington sent extra troops but attacks are still common in a nation trying to rebuild from years of conflict, sanctions and strife.

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Two blasts rocked central Baghdad, including this one near the Justice Ministry.
(Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images)


More News On Today's Bombing In Baghdad

Baghdad car bombs near government offices kill 136 -- Yahoo News/AP
Baghdad bombs kill at least 136 -- CBC
Baghdad blasts: 132 people killed in worst attack in two years -- The Telegraph
Scores killed, at least 500 wounded in bomb attacks in Baghdad -- Washington Post
Baghdad car bombs kill at least 132 -- Times Online
In pictures: Baghdad blasts -- BBC
Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 -- AP
TIMELINE - Deadliest bomb attacks in Iraq -- Reuters

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