Iraq attacks death toll climbs to 78
The death toll from the multiple bomb attacks that rocked southern Iraq and the capital Baghdad has risen to 78.
The attacks began during morning rush hour on Thursday when explosions struck the capital's mainly Shia neighborhoods of Sadr City and Kazimiyeh, killing around 30 people.
Around 48 people were killed several hours later in another bombing incident in the city of Nassiriya, 320 kilometers southeast of Baghdad.
Nassiriya attack targeted a group of Shia pilgrims walking to the holy shrine city of Karbala for the commemorations marking the 40th day after the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH).
Thursday's attacks were the deadliest Iraq has witnessed in the past month, following the multiple bomb explosions of December 22, 2011 where dozens of people were killed in nine neighborhoods in the capital.
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The attacks began during morning rush hour on Thursday when explosions struck the capital's mainly Shia neighborhoods of Sadr City and Kazimiyeh, killing around 30 people.
Around 48 people were killed several hours later in another bombing incident in the city of Nassiriya, 320 kilometers southeast of Baghdad.
Nassiriya attack targeted a group of Shia pilgrims walking to the holy shrine city of Karbala for the commemorations marking the 40th day after the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH).
Thursday's attacks were the deadliest Iraq has witnessed in the past month, following the multiple bomb explosions of December 22, 2011 where dozens of people were killed in nine neighborhoods in the capital.
Source http://presstv.com/detail/219549.html
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