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| Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead | Baghdad bomb attacks leave scores dead |
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| A co-ordinated wave of bombings has torn through Shia Muslim areas in and around the Iraqi capital, killing at least 66 and wounding many more, according to officials. | |
| The blasts, which came in quick succession, targeted residents out shopping and on their way to work early on Wednesday. | The blasts, which came in quick succession, targeted residents out shopping and on their way to work early on Wednesday. |
| The attacks are the latest in a wave of killings in Iraq that has left thousands dead since April, marking the country's worst spate of bloodshed since 2008. They raise fears that Iraq is hurtling back towards a civil war fuelled by ethnic and sectarian differences. | The attacks are the latest in a wave of killings in Iraq that has left thousands dead since April, marking the country's worst spate of bloodshed since 2008. They raise fears that Iraq is hurtling back towards a civil war fuelled by ethnic and sectarian differences. |
| Insurgents deployed explosives-laden cars, bombs and suicide bombers targeting parking lots, outdoor markets and restaurants in predominantly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, according to officials. | Insurgents deployed explosives-laden cars, bombs and suicide bombers targeting parking lots, outdoor markets and restaurants in predominantly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, according to officials. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attacks bore the hallmarks of the Iraqi branch of al-Qaida. The Sunni militant group frequently targets Shia Muslims, which it considers heretics, and employs co-ordinated bombings in an attempt to incite sectarian strife. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attacks bore the hallmarks of the Iraqi branch of al-Qaida. The Sunni militant group frequently targets Shia Muslims, which it considers heretics, and employs co-ordinated bombings in an attempt to incite sectarian strife. |
| The northern neighbourhood of Kazimiyah, home to a prominent, gold-domed Shia shrine, was the worst hit. Two bombs went off in a parking lot followed by a suicide car bomber who struck while onlookers were gathering at the scene. Police said a total of 10 people were killed and 27 wounded. | The northern neighbourhood of Kazimiyah, home to a prominent, gold-domed Shia shrine, was the worst hit. Two bombs went off in a parking lot followed by a suicide car bomber who struck while onlookers were gathering at the scene. Police said a total of 10 people were killed and 27 wounded. |
| Other areas that were hit included the sprawling slum of Sadr City and Jamila, and the neighbourhoods of Shaab, Shula, and Mahmoudiyah. | Other areas that were hit included the sprawling slum of Sadr City and Jamila, and the neighbourhoods of Shaab, Shula, and Mahmoudiyah. |
| Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. | Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. |
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