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Baghdad car bombings kill at least 41

Apr. 29, 2009
The two almost simultaneous attacks target the Shiite enclave of Sadr City. They raise concerns about a new wave of violence. Two almost simultaneous car bombs today in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood killed at least 41 people and wounded 68, contributing to rising concerns that a new wave of...
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Baghdad bombings kill at least 41

BAGHDAD, April 29 (UPI) -- Three car bomb explosions at marketplaces in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday left at least 41 people dead and 68 others injured, officials said.
Multiple car bombs kill dozens

Multiple car bombs kill dozens

BAGHDAD, April 6 (UPI) -- A series of car bombs exploded Monday in and around Baghdad, killing more than 40 people and injuring dozens more, police and Iraqi officials said.

Baghdad bombings kill at least 13

BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A car bomb exploded in a Baghdad marketplace Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 20 others, police said.

Car bombs kill one, injure 10 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, May 21 (UPI) -- One person died and another 10 were wounded Wednesday in two car bombings in Baghdad, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.

Iraqi violence leaves 14 dead, 22 injured

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A series of car bombings and other acts of violence Wednesday in Iraq have left 14 people dead and another 22 injured.

Bombs at Shiite university kill 70

BAGHDAD, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- More than 100 people died Tuesday in sectarian violence in Iraq, including at least 70 killed by explosions at a Baghdad university.

Shiites seize state-run Iraqi TV channel

BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Saturday seized the state television channel for a two-hour broadcast denouncing Sunnis and the government.

More bombings, torture slayings in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, April 4 (UPI) -- Baghdad bombings killed at least 12 people Tuesday -- 10 when a car bomb exploded in a largely Shiite area and two when a blast leveled a house, a report said.

Fresh wave of Baghdad bombs kill 26

BAGHDAD, March 1 (UPI) -- As families gathered in Baghdad to collect bodies of those killed a day earlier, a wave of new bombings shook Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 26 people.

Baghdad civilian death totals are extreme

BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Civilian deaths in Baghdad in July were more than New York City had in all of 2004, and that's excluding car bombings and suicide bombings.
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