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Iraq violence: Baghdad bomb blasts kill at least 26 | |
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At least 26 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and medics say. | |
Some 60 people may have also been wounded in the explosions, reports say. | |
The deadliest single attack, in which seven people died, struck a busy market in the south of the city. | The deadliest single attack, in which seven people died, struck a busy market in the south of the city. |
In an extended surge of sectarian violence, 759 people died in December alone. More than 650 have died so far in January, said the AFP news agency. | |
The violence has not reached this level since 2007, at the peak of sectarian conflict. | |
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. | 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 among those hit, said AFP. | |
The bomb attacks come against the background of continuing violence in the western province of Anbar, where al-Qaeda-linked militants control the city of Falluja and parts of Ramadi. | The bomb attacks come against the background of continuing violence in the western province of Anbar, where al-Qaeda-linked militants control the city of Falluja and parts of Ramadi. |
Fighting was again reported around the two cities on Monday. | |
More than 70 people were killed in bomb blasts in central Iraq, including the capital, on 15 January. | More than 70 people were killed in bomb blasts in central Iraq, including the capital, on 15 January. |
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