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                         Iraq Hit by Multiple Bombings

   by VOA News

   Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks has killed at least 26
   people in Baghdad and in towns south of the capital.
   Back-to-back explosions at a pet market in Baghdad's predominantly
   Shi'ite neighborhood of Kazimyah killed more than a dozen people. The
   blasts took place while the market was crowded with shoppers taking
   advantage of the Friday holiday.

   A similar attack took place in the town of Shomali, in Hillah province,
   south of the capital. Two bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in a
   crowded market, killing at least six people.
   The death toll from the attacks could rise as scores of people were
   wounded by the blasts.
   This appears to be the latest incident in a spike of unrest in Iraq.
   On Tuesday in Taji, about 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, a suicide
   bomber set off a car packed with explosives at an army checkpoint,
   killing at least four people and wounding 12 others. At least two
   soldiers were among those killed.
   On Sunday, a suicide bomber targeting government-backed forces killed
   at least 22 people.
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