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Wednesday
Jun132012

Iraq Latest: At Least 44 Killed as Bombs Target Pilgrims and Police

UPDATE 1245 GMT: The death toll for the 16 explosions is now at least 65, with more than 200 sounded.

Most of the bombings targeted Shi'a pilgrims, but two hit offices of political parties linked to Kurdish factions.


Police and hospital sources reported that at least 44 people have been killed and at least 98 wounded in Iraq today by bombs directed at Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad and at police in southern Iraq during religious festival.

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