IRAQ: At least 22 dead after bombings across Iraq

Record ID: 357042

  • Title: IRAQ: At least 22 dead after bombings across Iraq
  • Date: 11th September 2009
  • Summary: HILLA, SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ (SEPTEMBER 10, 2009) (REUTERS) CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHERING AT HILLA MARKET WHERE ATTACK OCCURRED MUNICIPALITY WORKERS SWEEPING GROUND AT BLAST SCENE PEOPLE AT BLAST SCENE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AND POLICEMEN AT BLAST SCENE VARIOUS OF DAMAGED SHOP PEOPLE GATHERING AT BLAST SCENE WORKER CLEANING GROUND
  • Embargoed: 26th September 2009 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVA8PT3VQTQJ0X1V3FF4XH5DWGNB
  • Story Text: At least 22 people are killed and dozens wounded in a series of bombings across Iraq.
    Two roadside bombs exploded in quick succession in a popular market south of Baghdad on Thursday (September 10), killing at least two people and wounding 20, Iraqi police said.
    The blast took place in the largest market in town of Hilla, about 10 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, targeted a crowd of shoppers.
    At least 22 people were killed and dozens others were wounded in a series of bombings struck different areas in Iraq.
    Violence has fallen sharply in Iraq over the last year, but militants are still capable of carrying out frequent bombings.
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