Ten Car Bombs Kill 39 In Iraqi Capital -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi'ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said.
Some of the attacks targeted districts where Shi'ites were commemorating the anniversary of the birth of a revered Imam, but there also were explosions in mixed neighborhoods and districts with a high population of Sunnis.
The violence reinforced a growing trend since the start of the year, with more than 1,000 people killed in militant attacks in May alone, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian bloodletting of 2006-07.
Waleed, who witnessed one of Monday's explosions in which five people were killed in the Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City, described a scene of chaos: "When the explosion happened, people ran in all directions."
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More News On Today's Violence In Baghdad
Series of bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least 42 -- AP
Iraq attacks kill 31 -- AFP
Wave of Bombings Strikes Central, Northern Iraq -- Radio Free Europe
Iraq violence: Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings -- BBC
28 dead in Baghdad violence, police say -- CNN
Car Bombs Kill 39 in Iraqi Capital Baghdad -- Voice of America
Dozens killed and injured in Baghdad blasts -- Al Jazeera
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