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| Iraq violence: Baghdad and Baquba hit by bomb attacks | |
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| A wave of bomb attacks across Iraq has killed at least 46 people, police and medical sources say. | |
| Worst affected were Baghdad and the central city of Baquba, which were hit by numerous blasts. | Worst affected were Baghdad and the central city of Baquba, which were hit by numerous blasts. |
| Violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended in early August, left more than 670 people dead - one of the highest tolls for years. | Violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended in early August, left more than 670 people dead - one of the highest tolls for years. |
| The rising level of casualties comes amid heightened tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. | The rising level of casualties comes amid heightened tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. |
| Sunnis say they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. | Sunnis say they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. |
| In Baquba, there were reports of four bombings, two of which were said to have targeted a Shia wedding. | |
| Several blasts - car bombs and a roadside bomb - were reported in Baghdad, one of them inside a coffee shop. At least nine people were killed. | Several blasts - car bombs and a roadside bomb - were reported in Baghdad, one of them inside a coffee shop. At least nine people were killed. |
| At least four people are reported to have died in a car bomb blast in the town of Balad, north of the capital. The blast happened as a judge drove past. He was among several others wounded, local police said. | At least four people are reported to have died in a car bomb blast in the town of Balad, north of the capital. The blast happened as a judge drove past. He was among several others wounded, local police said. |
| Five soldiers died when their vehicle was fired on after being stopped at a fake checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul, according to police. | Five soldiers died when their vehicle was fired on after being stopped at a fake checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul, according to police. |
| Several people were killed in different attacks in the same region, one of them a member of the Shabak minority who live close to the border with Turkey. | Several people were killed in different attacks in the same region, one of them a member of the Shabak minority who live close to the border with Turkey. |
| Sectarian attacks have killed more than 4,000 people this year, with Baghdad province the worst affected. | Sectarian attacks have killed more than 4,000 people this year, with Baghdad province the worst affected. |
| The violence has raised fears of a return to the worst of the ethnic and political bloodletting up to 2008. | The violence has raised fears of a return to the worst of the ethnic and political bloodletting up to 2008. |