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| Many die in Baghdad tanker bomb | Many die in Baghdad tanker bomb |
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| At least 31 people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a kerosene tanker in the mainly Shia district of Sadr City in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | At least 31 people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a kerosene tanker in the mainly Shia district of Sadr City in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. |
| The BBC's Ian Pannell in Baghdad says most of the victims were women queuing for cooking fuel to use throughout the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. | The BBC's Ian Pannell in Baghdad says most of the victims were women queuing for cooking fuel to use throughout the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. |
| US officials have predicted an increase in violence throughout the month. | US officials have predicted an increase in violence throughout the month. |
| Meanwhile, Iraqi officials say they have captured the head of violent Sunni militant group, Ansar al-Summa. | Meanwhile, Iraqi officials say they have captured the head of violent Sunni militant group, Ansar al-Summa. |
| Leader captured | |
| The bomb attack is one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent weeks. | The bomb attack is one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent weeks. |
| At least another 20 people were injured in the bomb blast, and Iraqi police Colonel Saad Abdul-Sada said that the death toll could rise further. | At least another 20 people were injured in the bomb blast, and Iraqi police Colonel Saad Abdul-Sada said that the death toll could rise further. |
| Sunnis began their month of Ramadan daytime fasting on Saturday, while Shias are set to follow on Sunday. | Sunnis began their month of Ramadan daytime fasting on Saturday, while Shias are set to follow on Sunday. |
| In recent years there has been a spike in violence in Iraq throughout the holy month and US officials are predicting that it will be much the same this year. | In recent years there has been a spike in violence in Iraq throughout the holy month and US officials are predicting that it will be much the same this year. |
| The UN recently reported a grim rise in Iraq deaths, with almost 3,600 civilians killed in July and just over 3,000 in August this year. | The UN recently reported a grim rise in Iraq deaths, with almost 3,600 civilians killed in July and just over 3,000 in August this year. |
| In a separate development the Iraqi prime minister's office says US and Iraqi forces have captured Muntasir al-Jibouri, the leader of Sunni militant group Ansar al-Sunna. | In a separate development the Iraqi prime minister's office says US and Iraqi forces have captured Muntasir al-Jibouri, the leader of Sunni militant group Ansar al-Sunna. |
| He was captured, along with two colleagues, in the town of Muqdadiya, in Diyala province 80 km (50 miles) north-east of Baghdad. | |
| Ansar al-Sunna is one of the most violent groups involved in Iraq's Sunni insurgency, responsible for a number of suicide bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. | Ansar al-Sunna is one of the most violent groups involved in Iraq's Sunni insurgency, responsible for a number of suicide bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. |
| The group, which is believed to have links to al-Qaeda, has its origins in Ansar al-Islam, a radical group based in mountainous northern Iraq. |