Five bomb attacks struck Baghdad on Sunday, three of them aimed at civilians who were out holiday shopping and strolling. Security sources said at least 27 people had been killed and 84 wounded. The bombings reinforced fears among a growing number of residents that the security situation in Baghdad was deteriorating, even though overall it remained at the most stable level since the American-led invasion in 2003, according to data measured by the United States military command.Rico says they really gotta start killing more of the bombers...
The worst of the bombings, in a bustling market of the central Karada district, seemed intended to inflict casualties on people preparing to celebrate a major holiday at the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
First, a car bomb blew up inside a parking lot on Attar Street in Karada. Then as crowds gathered, a second bomb exploded in what seemed to be an effort to kill or maim bystanders, several witnesses said.
Brigadier General Qassim Atta, an Iraqi military spokesman, said the attacks involved a car bomb and a roadside homemade bomb. He put the toll at 13 dead and 46 wounded. An official at the Interior Ministry, who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, gave a toll of at least 19 killed and 72 wounded. Police officers at the scene provided a toll of at least 18 killed and 41 wounded. Conflicting tolls are common in the confusion that follows attacks in Iraq.
Ayman Saadi, a resident, said he ran away when the first bomb went off, expecting a second detonation. “We have become accustomed to these traps,” he said. Nearby, a Karada resident who identified himself as Abbas Jarousha stood in disbelief as he received a call on his cellphone from a stranger telling him that he had found his brother’s phone and that he was dead.
28 September 2008
What? 60 Minutes was wrong?
The New York Times has a report of fresh bombings in Baghdad:
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