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| Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 43 | Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 43 |
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| Two bombs in busy Baghdad markets have killed at least 43 people, in the deadliest bombings in the capital for several months. | Two bombs in busy Baghdad markets have killed at least 43 people, in the deadliest bombings in the capital for several months. |
| The first blast struck at around 1020 local time (0720GMT) in a popular animal market. | The first blast struck at around 1020 local time (0720GMT) in a popular animal market. |
| The bomb, which was hidden in a box of birds, exploded during a busy time for the market, also injuring 75 people. | The bomb, which was hidden in a box of birds, exploded during a busy time for the market, also injuring 75 people. |
| A second blast 20 minutes later tore through another crowded market in the southeast of the capital. | A second blast 20 minutes later tore through another crowded market in the southeast of the capital. |
| Correspondents say the fragile sense of normality in the capital that has followed significant improvements in security could be shattered by such deadly bombings. | Correspondents say the fragile sense of normality in the capital that has followed significant improvements in security could be shattered by such deadly bombings. |
| The fall in violence is largely attributed to a US troop surge in the Baghdad in the second half of 2007. | The fall in violence is largely attributed to a US troop surge in the Baghdad in the second half of 2007. |
| Also contributing to a new sense of security was a ceasefire announced in August by the Mehdi Army militia of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr and the emergence of local Sunni militia armed by the US military that took on al-Qaeda in Iraq. | Also contributing to a new sense of security was a ceasefire announced in August by the Mehdi Army militia of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr and the emergence of local Sunni militia armed by the US military that took on al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
| 'Too many bodies to count' | |
| With police and medical officials piling the wounded into the back of pick-up trucks, an official at Baghdad's Kindi hospital said at least 30 bodies had been received. | |
| "We have a disaster here. There are too many bodies to count," he said. | |
| A popular spectacle for Baghdadis, Ghazil market only opens on Fridays and is always crowded. | |
| Stall owners offer a large selection of exotic birds, as well as rabbits and cats smuggled from Brazil and Africa, using cardboard boxes to transport the animals to the market. |