Monday, February 17, 2014

Baghdad Rocked By Multiple Bomb Blasts



Bomb Attacks Kill At Least 24 In Iraq Capital -- Reuters

(Reuters) - At least 24 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital late on Monday, including blasts near two Shi'ite Muslim mosques and at a busy bus station, police and medics said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, but Shi'ites are often targeted by Sunni Islamist insurgents who have been regaining ground in Iraq over the past year and overran several towns in recent weeks.

In Monday's deadliest attack, a minibus packed with explosives blew up at a bus station in the mainly Shi'ite district of Ur in northern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people, police and medical sources said.

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More News On Today's Bomb Attacks In Baghdad

Baghdad Shia neighbourhoods struck by blasts -- Al Jazeera
Iraq violence kills at least 22 -- AFP
Quadruple Bombing in Baghdad Kills at Least 25 -- New York Times
Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 23 people -- AP
Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 23 -- The Australian

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