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Deadly car bombs hit Iraq Shia provinces | Deadly car bombs hit Iraq Shia provinces |
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Several people have been killed by car bombs in Shia-majority provinces of southern Iraq, officials say. | Several people have been killed by car bombs in Shia-majority provinces of southern Iraq, officials say. |
Two bombs struck a market in the town of Amara in Maysan province, with another hitting the town of Diwaniyah. | |
An army raid on an anti-government protest camp on Tuesday has sparked the most widespread violence since the withdrawal of US troops in 2011. | An army raid on an anti-government protest camp on Tuesday has sparked the most widespread violence since the withdrawal of US troops in 2011. |
On Saturday Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned of the dangers of sectarian conflict in the country. | On Saturday Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned of the dangers of sectarian conflict in the country. |
Mr Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria. |