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April 30, 2009

58 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Attacks; April Deadliest Month Since March ’08
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In Iraq, at least fifty-eight people died Wednesday in a series of
attacks around Baghdad. The deadliest came in Sadr City, where fifty-one
people were killed and more than sixty wounded in successive car
bombings. A witness criticized the Iraqi government, saying it’s failed
to protect Iraqis.

Baghdad resident: “Is that what we deserve, on top of the bombs, that
they shoot at people? Is this Maliki’s government? Instead of helping us
evacuate the wounded, they started shooting at us. This is Maliki’s
government. Can you hear the shooting? They’re shooting at people.
People are lying underneath cars.”

April has been Baghdad’s deadliest month in more than a year, dating
back to March 2008. The Mc Clatchy news service reports more than 200
people have been killed in Baghdad, doubling last month’s toll.



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