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Over 100 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombings

HeadlineApr 24, 2009

In Iraq, at least thirty people were killed in a double suicide attack in Baghdad earlier today. Another 100 people were wounded. The bombing targeted a Shiite shrine where worshippers had gathered for Friday prayers. The attack comes one day after more than seventy people were killed and 100 wounded in a pair of suicide attacks also targeting Shiite areas. The first attack hit a restaurant filled with Iranian pilgrims in Diyala province. Shortly after, the second attack targeted a group of displaced Iraqis who had lined up to receive food in Baghdad.

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