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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, car bombs killed at least 22 people in Baghdad. | Meanwhile, car bombs killed at least 22 people in Baghdad. |
One device near the national sports stadium in the eastern Shaab district exploded in a parked car during the morning rush hour, killing 14 people including two policemen and wounding at least 57. | One device near the national sports stadium in the eastern Shaab district exploded in a parked car during the morning rush hour, killing 14 people including two policemen and wounding at least 57. |
A bomb later went off near a police patrol in the Zayona district, also in the east, killing eight people and injuring at least 17. | A bomb later went off near a police patrol in the Zayona district, also in the east, killing eight people and injuring at least 17. |
The Shaab bomb went off as police were passing | |
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Fifteen of the bodies found by police were discovered in eastern Baghdad where most of the city's Shia live. | Fifteen of the bodies found by police were discovered in eastern Baghdad where most of the city's Shia live. |
Police have not been able to identify any of the 60, 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, let alone say whether they are Shia or Sunni, the BBC's James Shaw reports. |
Nor have they been able to explain what seems to be a sudden increase in sectarian violence, he adds. | Nor have they been able to explain what seems to be a sudden increase in sectarian violence, he adds. |