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| Baghdad bomb blasts 'kill 16' as Iraq violence continues | Baghdad bomb blasts 'kill 16' as Iraq violence continues |
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| At least 16 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, say police and medics. | |
| At least 40 people were wounded in the explosions. | At least 40 people were wounded in the explosions. |
| The deadliest single attack, in which at least six people died, struck the south of the city. | The deadliest single attack, in which at least six people died, struck the south of the city. |
| In an extended surge of violence, at least 759 people died in December alone. More than 650 have died so far in January, said AFP news agency. | In an extended surge of violence, at least 759 people died in December alone. More than 650 have died so far in January, said AFP news agency. |
| No group claimed immediate responsibility for Monday's attacks but previous similar bombings have been widely blamed on Sunni insurgents seeking to undermine the Shia-led government of Nouri Maliki. | |
| However two of Monday's blasts - which reportedly numbered between five and seven - targeted Sunni districts. | |
| Shia districts in Jadida, Hurriya and Bayaa were also hit, said AFP. | |
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