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August 12, 2013

Iraq: Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in Blasts 
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Scores of people are dead and hundreds wounded following a weekend of
violence in Iraq. A series of bombings aimed mainly at Shiites killed
more than 70 people across Iraq on Saturday. The blasts targeted
markets, busy streets, parks and residential areas as families were
celebrating Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. Some officials
put the day's death toll as high as 91. According to a private U.S.
monitoring group, an al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for
the bombings. On Sunday, at least seven people died in more attacks.
Last month was the deadliest to hit Iraq in more than five years.

 

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