Baghdad bombs
Devastating bomb attacks today ripped through two popular central Baghdad markets, killing at least 67 people in a lethal response to the embattled Iraqi government's latest security plan.
The blasts appeared timed to mark the end of a national 15-minute pause for reflection called by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki on the first anniversary of the demolition of a Shiite shrine by Sunni bombers.
Bombs also struck Shiite districts in the heart of the capital on a day when Maliki's security forces had launched a massive security sweep designed to halt just this kind of apparently sectarian massacre.
Security and medical officials said at least 67 people were killed and more than 155 wounded by the explosions. "We expect that number to rise; we're checking the hospitals," said a defense ministry official.
The blasts appeared timed to mark the end of a national 15-minute pause for reflection called by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki on the first anniversary of the demolition of a Shiite shrine by Sunni bombers.
Bombs also struck Shiite districts in the heart of the capital on a day when Maliki's security forces had launched a massive security sweep designed to halt just this kind of apparently sectarian massacre.
Security and medical officials said at least 67 people were killed and more than 155 wounded by the explosions. "We expect that number to rise; we're checking the hospitals," said a defense ministry official.
posted by Subrosa at Monday, February 12, 2007
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