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At Least 20 Dead in Two Iraqi Bus Bombings
on August 25, 2009 by Purger in International News, Iraq, Comments (0)
BAGHDAD — Insurgents exploded bombs on two buses traveling from Baghdad to the mainly Shiite city of Kut on Monday, killing at least 20 passengers and raising renewed concerns about the government’s ability to provide security following the withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq’s cities.
At least 10 other people were wounded, according to an Iraqi security official, who said the attackers had used so-called sticky bombs, which adhere to the underside of a vehicle.
Iraqi al-Qaeda Claims Credit for Baghdad Bombings
on by Purger in Iraq, Comments (0)
Following last Wednesday’s string of bombings in Baghdad, which caused well over 1,000 casualties in a one-hour span and did major damage to several high profile government targets, speculation regarding the responsibility has come from several sources.
The US blamed al-Qaeda, the Iraqi government blamed Ba’athists, opposition figures in the government blamed infighting among the ruling elite. It seemed every group with an axe to grind had a convenient theory about who was actually to blame.
