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36+ More Killed today, 50+ Wounded

A man cries as the coffin of his mother, killed by a car bomb explosion at a market, is carried outside the Zafaranya hospital, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005. The car bomb explosion occurred near the Diyala Bridge area just southeast of the Iraqi capital as dozens of people were shopping at the popular market, police Col. Nouri Ashour said. At least 13 people died and 21 were wounded.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


Good morning,

More bloodshed today,

A martyr attacker killed at least 36 people and wounded 50 more in a Shiite funeral procession Saturday north of Baghdad.

The funeral was attacked at sunset while dozens of people were offering condolences to Raad Majid, the head of the municipal council in Abu Saida, for the death of his uncle, police officials said. Abu Saida is near Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
The suicide attacker drove his car into the gathering and detonated the bomb, the command center said. Ambulances and police rushed from Baqouba, as well as other nearby towns, to help in the rescue operations.
Late Saturday, the provincial police command reported that 36 people were dead and 50 were injured in the attack.

PS: Five American soldiers died in roadside bombings today.

Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 11:27 AM