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                            Bombings Kill 51 in Iraq

   A wave of bombings has killed at least 51 people in the Iraqi capital.
   The explosions Wednesday hit mainly Shi`ite areas of Baghdad, including
   the Kazimiyah and Sadr City neighborhoods, leaving at least 140 more
   people wounded.
   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.
   Tension between Iraq`s minority Sunnis and the ruling Shi`ites has been
   simmering since police cracked down on Sunni protesters in April. The
   Sunnis accuse the government of marginalizing them politically and
   ignoring their demands.
   United Nations officials say the violence has killed thousands and fear
   Iraq could be heading toward civil war.
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