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| Baghdad hit by wave of deadly car bombs | Baghdad hit by wave of deadly car bombs |
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| A series of car bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 47 people and injured many more, officials say. | |
| The blasts targeted markets and car parks in mainly Shia Muslim districts of the city. | The blasts targeted markets and car parks in mainly Shia Muslim districts of the city. |
| There has been a recent upsurge in sectarian violence, sparking fears of a return to the bloodletting of 2008. | There has been a recent upsurge in sectarian violence, sparking fears of a return to the bloodletting of 2008. |
| More than 5,000 people have been killed so far this year, according to United Nations data. | More than 5,000 people have been killed so far this year, according to United Nations data. |
| Monday's blasts struck during Baghdad's morning rush hour, with reports of 13 bombs, most of them in Shia neighbourhoods. | Monday's blasts struck during Baghdad's morning rush hour, with reports of 13 bombs, most of them in Shia neighbourhoods. |
| Groups of labourers gathering ahead of the working day were among the bombers' targets. | Groups of labourers gathering ahead of the working day were among the bombers' targets. |
| One of the deadliest attacks was reported from the eastern Sadr City district where seven people were killed and 75 injured in a crowded vegetable market. | One of the deadliest attacks was reported from the eastern Sadr City district where seven people were killed and 75 injured in a crowded vegetable market. |
| Another six were reported killed in Shuala, a mainly Shia area of north Baghdad. | Another six were reported killed in Shuala, a mainly Shia area of north Baghdad. |
| The city neighbourhoods affected also included New Baghdad, Habibiya, Sabaa al-Bour, Kazimiya, Shaab and Ur, as well as the Sunni districts of Jamiaa and Ghazaliya, the Associated Press news agency reports. | The city neighbourhoods affected also included New Baghdad, Habibiya, Sabaa al-Bour, Kazimiya, Shaab and Ur, as well as the Sunni districts of Jamiaa and Ghazaliya, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| 'War with terrorism' | |
| No-one has claimed responsibility for Monday's attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been blamed for much of the most recent violence. | No-one has claimed responsibility for Monday's attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been blamed for much of the most recent violence. |
| The interior ministry accused rebels linked to al-Qaeda of exploiting political divisions and regional conflicts to sow violence. | The interior ministry accused rebels linked to al-Qaeda of exploiting political divisions and regional conflicts to sow violence. |
| "Our war with terrorism goes on," interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan told AP. | "Our war with terrorism goes on," interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan told AP. |
| The recent upsurge in violence was triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Muslim anti-government protest camp near Hawija, north of Baghdad. | The recent upsurge in violence was triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Muslim anti-government protest camp near Hawija, north of Baghdad. |
| Many in the country's Sunni Muslim minority complain of being excluded from decision-making and of abuses by the security forces. Recent raids in Baghdad on suspected al-Qaeda hideouts in mainly Sunni districts are thought to have worsened grievances. | Many in the country's Sunni Muslim minority complain of being excluded from decision-making and of abuses by the security forces. Recent raids in Baghdad on suspected al-Qaeda hideouts in mainly Sunni districts are thought to have worsened grievances. |
| One of the bloodiest attacks over the past few weeks was a double bombing in a funeral marquee in Sadr City on 21 September, which left more than 60 people dead. | One of the bloodiest attacks over the past few weeks was a double bombing in a funeral marquee in Sadr City on 21 September, which left more than 60 people dead. |
| Several dozen people died in a wave of attacks on Sunday, including another explosion at a funeral. | Several dozen people died in a wave of attacks on Sunday, including another explosion at a funeral. |
| A suicide bomber attacked a Shia Muslim mosque south of the city, causing the roof to collapse. More than 40 people are now known to have been killed in that incident. | A suicide bomber attacked a Shia Muslim mosque south of the city, causing the roof to collapse. More than 40 people are now known to have been killed in that incident. |
| Irbil, the normally stable capital of Iraq's autonomous province of Kurdistan, was hit by a series of bombings on the same day, killing six members of the security services. Officials said that violence could be linked to fighting between jihadists and Kurds in Syria. | Irbil, the normally stable capital of Iraq's autonomous province of Kurdistan, was hit by a series of bombings on the same day, killing six members of the security services. Officials said that violence could be linked to fighting between jihadists and Kurds in Syria. |