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March 31, 2007

Car Bombings in Iraq Kill 11
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=16DFC42:A6F02AD83191E1607623F6BBBD9CF2CF9574F7DCC14957C0 Past week believed
to be deadliest since major US-backed security crackdown in Baghdad
began in February





People stand by a vehicle damaged in car bombing in the Shi'ite
enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, 31 Mar 2007

Security officials say three car bombs killed at least 11 people and
wounded at least 46 across Iraq Saturday.

Authorities say five people were killed and 15 others wounded when a
car bomb exploded outside a hospital (Al-Sadr) in Baghdad's
predominantly Shi'ite Sadr City neighborhood.

In another attack, police say a car bomb killed four people and
wounded 20 near a gas station in the central Shi'ite city of Hillah.

In the northern town of Tuz Khurmatu, officials say a car bomber and
two people were killed in a third explosion. Local police say 11 day
laborers waiting in line to find work were wounded in that bombing.

The past week is believed to be the deadliest since a major
U.S.-backed security crackdown aimed at stopping sectarian violence in
Baghdad began in February.

On Thursday, two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 82 people in
Baghdad and 43 in the Shi'ite town of Khalis, north of the capital.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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