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| Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings | Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings |
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| At least 55 people have been killed in three bomb attacks in market areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. | |
| Two bombs went off in quick succession at the Shorja market, killing more than 46 people and wounding about 150. | |
| Half an hour earlier a parcel bomb exploded at the Bab al-Sharqi market, killing about 10 people. | Half an hour earlier a parcel bomb exploded at the Bab al-Sharqi market, killing about 10 people. |
| The blasts came either side of a 15-minute pause to commemorate a bomb attack on an important Shia shrine in Samarra one year ago. | |
| The Samarra attack - on 22 February, but a year ago by the Islamic calendar - triggered an upsurge in sectarian violence which still grips the country costing thousands of lives a month. | |
| Shorja market was once Baghdad's main shopping area, but amid the violent division of Iraq's religious communities it is now mostly a Shia Muslim area, and a target for Sunni extremist groups. | Shorja market was once Baghdad's main shopping area, but amid the violent division of Iraq's religious communities it is now mostly a Shia Muslim area, and a target for Sunni extremist groups. |
| One report said two cars packed with explosives were detonated in quick succession, collapsing a building and setting shops on fire. | One report said two cars packed with explosives were detonated in quick succession, collapsing a building and setting shops on fire. |
| Iraqis had been urged to stop what they were doing for a quarter of an hour at midday (0900 GMT) on Monday to mark the attack on Samarra. | Iraqis had been urged to stop what they were doing for a quarter of an hour at midday (0900 GMT) on Monday to mark the attack on Samarra. |
| Bab al-Sharqi is a rare phenomenon in Baghdad, correspondents say, in that it is still frequented by Sunni and Shia traders and customers. | Bab al-Sharqi is a rare phenomenon in Baghdad, correspondents say, in that it is still frequented by Sunni and Shia traders and customers. |