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| Shooting victims found in Baghdad | Shooting victims found in Baghdad |
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| Iraqi police say they have found in the space of one day 60 bodies of people bound, tortured and shot in the capital, Baghdad. | Iraqi police say they have found in the space of one day 60 bodies of people bound, tortured and shot in the capital, Baghdad. |
| They were found all over the city, from Sunni areas in the west to Shia districts in the east - but most were found in largely Sunni west Baghdad. | They were found all over the city, from Sunni areas in the west to Shia districts in the east - but most were found in largely Sunni west Baghdad. |
| Sectarian killings are not unusual in the city but this is a large number for one day, a BBC correspondent says. | Sectarian killings are not unusual in the city but this is a large number for one day, a BBC correspondent says. |
| Meanwhile, a bomb killed at least 14 people near Baghdad's main stadium. | |
| The bomb in the eastern Shaab district exploded in a parked car during the morning rush hour, and also wounded at least 57. | |
| Two of those killed were police and there were reports of a second blast elsewhere in the city. | Two of those killed were police and there were reports of a second blast elsewhere in the city. |
| Fifteen of the bodies were discovered in eastern Baghdad where most of the city's Shia live. | Fifteen of the bodies were discovered in eastern Baghdad where most of the city's Shia live. |
| Police have not been able to identify any of the 60 bodies, let alone say whether they are Shia or Sunni, the BBC's James Shaw reports. | Police have not been able to identify any of the 60 bodies, let alone say whether they are Shia or Sunni, the BBC's James Shaw reports. |
| The police have not been able to explain what seems to be a sudden increase in sectarian violence, he adds. | The police have not been able to explain what seems to be a sudden increase in sectarian violence, he adds. |