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Many killed in twin Baghdad bombs Triple Baghdad blasts kill dozens
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At least 22 people have been killed in two bombings that occurred just moments apart in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. At least 28 people have been killed by three bombs that exploded just moments apart in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The first bomb went off in a car and then a suicide bomber detonated the second blast in a crowd that had gathered to help, police say. The first two blasts were car bombs and then a suicide bomber detonated his charges in the crowd that had gathered to help, police say.
Another 42 people were injured in the blasts, which took place during the morning rush hour in the mainly-Sunni district of Adhamiya. Another 68 people were injured in the blasts, which took place during morning rush hour in the Shia area of Kasra.
It is one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in several months. North of Baghdad, in Baquba, a female suicide car bomber attacked a US-allied militia checkpoint, killing six people.
The triple-bomb attack in Baghdad is one of the deadliest in Iraq in several months.
It is unclear how many people were killed and wounded in each of the explosions, police say.It is unclear how many people were killed and wounded in each of the explosions, police say.
Although attacks have decreased in number overall in Iraq in the last year, there has been a string of bombings in Baghdad in recent weeks. Favoured tactic
Although attacks have decreased in number overall in Iraq in the last year, there has been a string of bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere in recent weeks.
Most of these have targeted police or security forces, government officials or commuters going to work in the morning.Most of these have targeted police or security forces, government officials or commuters going to work in the morning.
The twin-bombing tactic has been much-used by Iraqi insurgents since the US-led invasion in 2003, says the BBC's Andrew North in Baghdad. The simultaneous bombs tactic has been much used by Iraqi insurgents since the US-led invasion in 2003, says the BBC's Andrew North in Baghdad.
There are suspicions that the twin blasts were an al-Qaeda revenge attack against a Sunni neighbourhood that was once an insurgent stronghold, our correspondent says. There are suspicions that the blasts were an al-Qaeda attempt to re-ignite sectarian conflict in Baghdad, says our correspondent. Kasra adjoins the mainly-Sunni district of Adhamiya.
Adhamiya has gone over to the government side, with local gunmen joining one of the Awakening Councils that have sprung up to fight the insurgency. Baghdad was torn by sectarian strife through 2006-7, but it has since largely subsided as many local militias have joined Awakening Councils allied to the US forces and the Iraqi government.
The suicide car bomber attack in Baquba, in Diyala province, struck a checkpoint staffed by a local Awakening Council militia.
Six militia members were killed and 14 civilians were wounded, police said.
The Awakening Council militias, along with the increase in US troop numbers, are credited with the dramatic improvements in security in Iraq since the fierce sectarian violence of 2006-7