Iraq: Dozens Die in Car Bombings in the Baghdad Area
Version 0 of 1. A series of car bombs targeting busy markets and shopping streets in and around Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical and police sources said, part of a surge in violence in recent months. Insurgent attacks have multiplied in Iraq since the start of the year, with more than 1,000 people killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations. The Interior Ministry, which has said Iraq is facing an “open war” fueled by sectarian violence, heightened security in the capital this week by closing roads and deploying additional police officers and helicopters. Bombs went off in northern, eastern and southern districts of the city in quick succession late Tuesday, in areas crowded with shoppers and worshipers near a mosque. |