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Dozens killed in Iraqi bombing spree

Source: CNN

Baghdad : Iraq | 3 months ago

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A series of bombings killed 48 people and wounded 231 in Iraq on Monday, the Ministry of Interior said, fueling fears of more sectarian violence. At least seven people were killed and 46 wounded when a car bomb exploded near laborers gathered in the Shiite neighborhood of Al-Amil in Baghdad, officials...

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