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Police find 60 bodies in Baghdad | Police find 60 bodies in Baghdad |
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Sixty bodies have been found scattered across the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police there have said. | Sixty bodies have been found scattered across the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police there have said. |
A car bomb has also exploded near a Sunni mosque in a southern district of the city, killing 10 people. | A car bomb has also exploded near a Sunni mosque in a southern district of the city, killing 10 people. |
The attack comes a day after 10 people were killed in a car bombing at a market in the capital. | The attack comes a day after 10 people were killed in a car bombing at a market in the capital. |
Violence has grown between Iraq's majority Shia Muslims and the Sunni minority, who dominated the country until the fall of Saddam Hussein. | Violence has grown between Iraq's majority Shia Muslims and the Sunni minority, who dominated the country until the fall of Saddam Hussein. |
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The 60 bodies were found in various parts of the city over a 24-hour period, defence and interior ministry officials said on Tuesday. | The 60 bodies were found in various parts of the city over a 24-hour period, defence and interior ministry officials said on Tuesday. |
Many of them had been shot in the head at close range, execution-style. | Many of them had been shot in the head at close range, execution-style. |
The victims also had their hands and feet bound and showed signs of torture - hallmarks of death-squad killings, the police said. | |
Tuesday's bomb was placed under a car near a mosque in the district of Doura, killing 10 bystanders, police said. | Tuesday's bomb was placed under a car near a mosque in the district of Doura, killing 10 bystanders, police said. |
The bomb - which also injured at least four people - exploded at about 1100 GMT. | The bomb - which also injured at least four people - exploded at about 1100 GMT. |