Widespread Violence And Terror Attacks Continue In Iraq

An Iraqi policeman (R) looks at a damaged vehicle after a car bomb attack in Baghdad 16, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

Violence Grips Iraq In Day Of Deadly Bombings -- Al Jazeera

At least 65 killed in string of attacks across the country, as most violent year since 2006-2007 bloodletting continues.

At least 65 people have been killed and over 100 wounded in a string of deadly attacks across Iraq, security sources told Al Jazeera.

Reuters news agency, citing police and and medical sources, reported later on Monday that two parked cars laden with explosives and a roadside bomb went off near a funeral tent and killed at least 24 more Shia Muslim pilgrims in Yusfiya, 20 kms south of Baghdad, which would bring the number of killed in the day's attacks to at least 89.

No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's bombings, but rebel groups frequently target civilians and members of the Iraqi security forces to undermine confidence in the country's Shia-led government and agitate sectarian tensions.

The attacks started in the town of Beiji, 180 kilometres north of Baghdad, where a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of the town police station.

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