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| Iraq: Wave of attacks in Baghdad and north 'kills 82' | |
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| A string of bomb attacks and shootings in Baghdad and north of the capital has killed at least 82 people, say security and medical officials. | |
| Many of those killed were security forces - who appear to have been a prime target, correspondents say. | Many of those killed were security forces - who appear to have been a prime target, correspondents say. |
| One of the worst-hit places was Taji, a Sunni neighbourhood some 20km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, where at least 24 people were killed. | |
| At least 144 people were wounded on one of the bloodiest days of the year. | |
| Deadly car bombings hit Baghdad, and a government building in the Shia district of Sadr city was attacked. | |
| At least seven car bombs hit the northern oil city of Kirkuk. | |
| Dhuluiya, Saadiya, Khan Beni-Saad, Tuz Khurmatu and Dibis were also said to have suffered attacks. | Dhuluiya, Saadiya, Khan Beni-Saad, Tuz Khurmatu and Dibis were also said to have suffered attacks. |
| 'Why?' | 'Why?' |
| The security forces suffered badly in Monday's attacks, with several soldiers killed in a single brazen attack on a base in Salaheddin province. | |
| Police checkpoints were hit by car bombs, army bases were struck by mortar fire, and one policeman was even attacked in his home, says the BBC's Rami Ruhayem in Baghdad. | |
| In Taji, a string of five or six explosions killed at least 14 people. When police arrived on the scene to help, another explosion - according to one report, a suicide bomber - struck, killing 10 officers. | |
| Resident Ali Hussein lamented the number of ordinary people killed in Taji. | |
| "What is the guilt of these poor people?" asked resident Ali Hussein. | "What is the guilt of these poor people?" asked resident Ali Hussein. |
| "They are working to earn a living. It is a poor market and people were here to shop in this market when the blast happened. Why did this happen?" | "They are working to earn a living. It is a poor market and people were here to shop in this market when the blast happened. Why did this happen?" |
| It is the deadliest day in Iraq since 13 June, when another wave of bombings killed 84 people and injured nearly 300. | |
| On Sunday bombings south of the capital killed at least 17. | |
| Violence dipped in Iraq following the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, but sectarian violence has returned across the country in recent months amid worsening political tensions. | Violence dipped in Iraq following the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, but sectarian violence has returned across the country in recent months amid worsening political tensions. |
| At least 237 people were killed during June, making it one of the bloodiest months since US troops withdrew in December. | At least 237 people were killed during June, making it one of the bloodiest months since US troops withdrew in December. |
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