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| Iraq's Shia districts targeted in deadly bomb attacks | Iraq's Shia districts targeted in deadly bomb attacks |
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| At least 23 people have been killed in a series of deadly bomb attacks in Shia districts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. | At least 23 people have been killed in a series of deadly bomb attacks in Shia districts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. |
| Police say 11 bombs exploded in the space of one hour. Bomb attacks also killed at least 10 people in the northern city of Kirkuk. | Police say 11 bombs exploded in the space of one hour. Bomb attacks also killed at least 10 people in the northern city of Kirkuk. |
| Iraq has seen a sharp increase in sectarian violence in recent weeks amid growing tension between the Shia-led government and minority Sunnis. | |
| Over 700 Iraqis, Sunni and Shia, are estimated to have been killed in April. | |
| Police say 23 people were killed and dozens wounded in Wednesday evening's car bombing in Baghdad. | Police say 23 people were killed and dozens wounded in Wednesday evening's car bombing in Baghdad. |
| The districts affected included Kadhimiya and Sadr City in the north and Mashtal and Baghdad Jadida and Al-Husseiniya in the east. | The districts affected included Kadhimiya and Sadr City in the north and Mashtal and Baghdad Jadida and Al-Husseiniya in the east. |
| A policeman in Sadr City told AFP news agency: "I saw a bright flash followed by a strong explosion that shook the building. Glass was shattered everywhere, people immediately ran to the scene and started evacuating the wounded and the dead." | A policeman in Sadr City told AFP news agency: "I saw a bright flash followed by a strong explosion that shook the building. Glass was shattered everywhere, people immediately ran to the scene and started evacuating the wounded and the dead." |
| A police patrol was also hit by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle in the town of Tarmiya, 30 miles north of Baghdad, killing two policemen, officials say. | A police patrol was also hit by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle in the town of Tarmiya, 30 miles north of Baghdad, killing two policemen, officials say. |
| In the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, two car bomb attacks near government buildings killed at least 10 people. | In the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, two car bomb attacks near government buildings killed at least 10 people. |
| Tensions are high between Iraq's Sunni and Shia, amid claims by the minority Sunni communities that they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. | Tensions are high between Iraq's Sunni and Shia, amid claims by the minority Sunni communities that they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. |
| Protests broke out in Sunni areas of Iraq five months ago, culminating in an incident in the town of Hawija, Kirkuk province, on 23 April when security forces loyal to Shia Prime Minister Nouri Maliki killed a large number of Sunni protestors. | Protests broke out in Sunni areas of Iraq five months ago, culminating in an incident in the town of Hawija, Kirkuk province, on 23 April when security forces loyal to Shia Prime Minister Nouri Maliki killed a large number of Sunni protestors. |
| The Hawija incident has led to a sharp rise in violent attacks across the country in recent weeks, raising fears of a return to the sectarian bloodshed of 2006 to 2007. | The Hawija incident has led to a sharp rise in violent attacks across the country in recent weeks, raising fears of a return to the sectarian bloodshed of 2006 to 2007. |