Thirteen Co-ordinated Car Bomb Blasts In Just Two Hours Kill At Least 63 Across Iraq In One Of The Deadliest Attacks Since The Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops -- Daily Mail
* Explosions struck mainly Shiite pilgrims in several cities
* They had been heading to Baghdad to mark anniversary of saint's death
A series of car bomb blasts killed at least 63 people across Iraq today in one of the deadliest attacks since U.S. troops withdrew from the country.
The co-ordinated explosions struck mainly Shiite pilgrims in several cities - a stark reminder of political tensions that once threatened to provoke a new round of sectarian violence.
It is this bloodshed that could once again push the country to the brink of civil war.
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