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| Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks | Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks |
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| Suicide bombers have struck near two Shia mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 54, Iraqi security officials have said. | Suicide bombers have struck near two Shia mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 54, Iraqi security officials have said. |
| The attacks came as worshippers left the mosques after prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. | The attacks came as worshippers left the mosques after prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. |
| Ten people died in a suicide bombing in the Zafaraniya district, while another 10 were killed in Baghdad al-Jadida. | Ten people died in a suicide bombing in the Zafaraniya district, while another 10 were killed in Baghdad al-Jadida. |
| Six other people from one family died when gunmen opened fire on a minibus in Baquba, north of Baghdad, police said. | Six other people from one family died when gunmen opened fire on a minibus in Baquba, north of Baghdad, police said. |
| The victims - the minibus driver, three women and two five-year-old children - were all Sunnis in an area of Diyala province where the Shia Mehdi Army has strong support, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad. | The victims - the minibus driver, three women and two five-year-old children - were all Sunnis in an area of Diyala province where the Shia Mehdi Army has strong support, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad. |
| Government officials had warned that militants might launch attacks around the time of Ramadan, one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. | Government officials had warned that militants might launch attacks around the time of Ramadan, one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. |
| Checkpoint | Checkpoint |
| In the Baghdad district of Zafaraniya, the suicide bomber drove his explosives-filled car into an Iraq military armoured vehicle at a checkpoint near a mosque, killing at least 10 people and wounding 28 others. | In the Baghdad district of Zafaraniya, the suicide bomber drove his explosives-filled car into an Iraq military armoured vehicle at a checkpoint near a mosque, killing at least 10 people and wounding 28 others. |
| One witness told the Associated Press news agency that he saw a white car speed toward the mosque and then heard a huge explosion that sparked a fire and heavy smoke. | One witness told the Associated Press news agency that he saw a white car speed toward the mosque and then heard a huge explosion that sparked a fire and heavy smoke. |
| In pictures: Twin bombings | In pictures: Twin bombings |
| Ammar Hashim, 25, rushed to the site and saw "dead and burned bodies and many injured people crying out in pain". | Ammar Hashim, 25, rushed to the site and saw "dead and burned bodies and many injured people crying out in pain". |
| "Pools of blood and the smell of burned flesh was everywhere and I saw a man of about 70 bleeding and lying on the ground from injuries," he said. | "Pools of blood and the smell of burned flesh was everywhere and I saw a man of about 70 bleeding and lying on the ground from injuries," he said. |
| A Reuters cameraman at the scene described seeing a leg and other body parts more than 100m (328ft) from the centre of the blast. | A Reuters cameraman at the scene described seeing a leg and other body parts more than 100m (328ft) from the centre of the blast. |
| In Baghdad al-Jadida, the teenaged suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt as worshippers were leaving the nearby al-Rasul mosque, killing at least 10 and injuring 26. | In Baghdad al-Jadida, the teenaged suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt as worshippers were leaving the nearby al-Rasul mosque, killing at least 10 and injuring 26. |
| "The appalling use of a teenager as a suicide bomber shows how monstrous [al-Qaeda in Iraq is," US military spokesman Lt-Col Steven Stover said, referring to the Sunni Islamist militant group frequently blamed for sectarian attacks. | "The appalling use of a teenager as a suicide bomber shows how monstrous [al-Qaeda in Iraq is," US military spokesman Lt-Col Steven Stover said, referring to the Sunni Islamist militant group frequently blamed for sectarian attacks. |
| At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a string of bomb attacks in Baghdad on Sunday, which targeted people shopping before the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. | At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a string of bomb attacks in Baghdad on Sunday, which targeted people shopping before the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. |
| The Iraqi army has said that violence in the capital has spiked in the past few weeks. However, violence has reduced sharply this year. | The Iraqi army has said that violence in the capital has spiked in the past few weeks. However, violence has reduced sharply this year. |
| Last month, 359 civilians were killed, while in September 2007, 884 died. It is better but it is still not good, our correspondent says. | Last month, 359 civilians were killed, while in September 2007, 884 died. It is better but it is still not good, our correspondent says. |