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31 Killed, 2 Bodies Found, 58 Wounded In a Variety Of Bombings and Shootings Around Iraq

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of bombings and shootings killed at least 31 people Tuesday, most in the Baghdad area, as more U.S. troops were seen in the capital as part of a campaign to reduce Sunni-Shiite violence that threatens civil war.

Three bombs exploded simultaneously near the Interior Ministry buildings in central Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding eight, police Lt. Bilal Ali Majid said.

A couple of hours later, two roadside bombs ripped through the main Shurja market, also in central Baghdad, killing 10 civilians and wounding 50, police Lt. Mohammed Kheyoun said.

The blasts were the latest sign of the security crisis that prompted U.S. commanders to bolster the American troop presence in the city. More U.S. troops patrolled the streets of the Ghazaliyah neighborhood, a mostly Sunni area and among the most violent parts of the capital


In other violence Tuesday, two Sunni bothers were slain in their car repair shop in southwestern Baghdad and four Shiites were gunned down in a series of attacks in Baqouba and Muqdadiyah, two cities in Diyala province northeast of the capital, police said.

A policeman was killed in a bombing in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, and a police sergeant was shot dead in his car in Baghdad, police said.

Police also found two bodies, both shot in the head, in northwest Baghdad on Tuesday.

Also Tuesday, police said two Iraqi journalists were killed in separate attacks the day before in Baghdad. They were among more than 100 Iraqi and foreign media workers slain here since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.

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posted by Wink @ 9:34 AM