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Baghdad double suicide attack kills many
Source: BBC
3 hours ago
At least 35 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical sources say, the second attack in three days.
More than 90 were injured in the attack in Tayaran Square, in the city centre.
Baghdad has repeatedly been the target of bombings and armed attacks since the Islamic State (IS) group overran large areas of the country in 2014.
However, the pace of attacks has slowed since Iraq's government declared it had retaken all the territory last month.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42686677
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Baghdad double suicide attack kills many (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2018
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Sunlei
(22,651 posts)1. about 1,000 killed & 1,000s more injured just in past year in Baghdad area. mainly regular workers.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)3. They are destined for that -
at least as long as there's different books to steer religious fervors by.
Iggo
(49,927 posts)2. We are all Iraqis.
Right?