Car bomb kills 48 at Iraq funeral
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January 28, 2011, Friday
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A CAR bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad yesterday, the deadliest in a series of attacks that killed at least 48 people.
The blasts were the latest in more than a week of bombings that have killed over 200.
The violence has mainly targeted the majority Shiite community and Iraqi security forces, posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his fragile coalition government that was formed last month.
The car that exploded at about 2pm yesterday was parked with the vehicles of other mourners, several meters away from the tent, so it wouldn't raise suspicion, police said. Several other cars were set on fire and the force of the blast damaged nearby houses.
At least 51 people, including children and women, were killed and more than 120 wounded, according to police and hospital officials.
Ali Kamil, a college student who lives nearby, said he rushed to the scene and saw the blaze still raging. He said young men were throwing stones at Iraqi security forces, -accusing them of failing to provide protection.
"I discovered that a friend of mine from college was killed in the blast, along with another friend of mine, and I saw four other friends -injured," he said.
Three other Iraqis were killed in sporadic bombings targeting Iraqi troops and an electricity official -earlier yesterday.
The first roadside bomb occurred at about 8:30am near a police patrol at a commercial complex in Baghdad's Karradah neighborhood, killing one civilian and wounding five others, including three policemen, officials said.
A bomb targeting Iraqi soldiers patrolling the Bab al-Muadham area of Baghdad exploded about an hour and a half later, killing one bystander and wounding three others, according to police and hospital officials.
The director general of Baghdad's central electricity directorate, Ismaeel al-Obeidi, also escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb struck the two vehicle convoy carrying him to work, officials said.
One of his guards was killed and two others were wounded in the blast, which occurred about 90 meters away from his office.
Violence has declined sharply in Iraq over the past few years, but near-daily -attacks continue.
More than 170 people were killed in bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims and Iraqi security forces last week, shattering a two-month lull.
The blasts were the latest in more than a week of bombings that have killed over 200.
The violence has mainly targeted the majority Shiite community and Iraqi security forces, posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his fragile coalition government that was formed last month.
The car that exploded at about 2pm yesterday was parked with the vehicles of other mourners, several meters away from the tent, so it wouldn't raise suspicion, police said. Several other cars were set on fire and the force of the blast damaged nearby houses.
At least 51 people, including children and women, were killed and more than 120 wounded, according to police and hospital officials.
Ali Kamil, a college student who lives nearby, said he rushed to the scene and saw the blaze still raging. He said young men were throwing stones at Iraqi security forces, -accusing them of failing to provide protection.
"I discovered that a friend of mine from college was killed in the blast, along with another friend of mine, and I saw four other friends -injured," he said.
Three other Iraqis were killed in sporadic bombings targeting Iraqi troops and an electricity official -earlier yesterday.
The first roadside bomb occurred at about 8:30am near a police patrol at a commercial complex in Baghdad's Karradah neighborhood, killing one civilian and wounding five others, including three policemen, officials said.
A bomb targeting Iraqi soldiers patrolling the Bab al-Muadham area of Baghdad exploded about an hour and a half later, killing one bystander and wounding three others, according to police and hospital officials.
The director general of Baghdad's central electricity directorate, Ismaeel al-Obeidi, also escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb struck the two vehicle convoy carrying him to work, officials said.
One of his guards was killed and two others were wounded in the blast, which occurred about 90 meters away from his office.
Violence has declined sharply in Iraq over the past few years, but near-daily -attacks continue.
More than 170 people were killed in bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims and Iraqi security forces last week, shattering a two-month lull.
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