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Iraq: 93 Killed in Deadliest Day in Baghdad This Year

HeadlineMay 12, 2016

Wednesday marked the deadliest day in Baghdad so far this year as three separate car bombs killed at least 93 people across Iraq’s capital. ISIL has claimed responsibility for all three attacks. The largest car bomb killed 63 in a crowded market in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City. Hours later, two more bombs exploded at police checkpoints in different parts of the capital.

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