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Iraq
Triple bombing in Baghdad kills at least 91 people
2006-12-03
Three parked car bombs exploded in central Baghdad on Saturday near a predominantly Shiite area packed with vendors, killing at least 91 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The bombs were about 100 meters apart and exploded nearly simultaneously at about 4:30 p.m., said police Lt. Ali Muhsin and hospital officials.

Most of the victims were in the busy al-Sadriyah shopping district in central Baghdad, Muhsin said. At least 10 other parked vehicles were destroyed in an area where street vendors sell fruit, vegetables and other items such as soap. Muhsin and hospital officials said 91 people were killed and 43 were wounded, raising the death toll from 38 after many of the victims died of their wounds.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Was it in revenge for
Iraq: Kidnapped Sunni soccer official found dead
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-12-03 16:57  

#1  "Three parked car bombs exploded in central Baghdad on Saturday near a predominantly Shiite area packed with vendors, killing at least 91 people and wounding dozens, officials said."

Okay, to the point of utter exasperation: Who is the friggin' idiot that declines to ban all automotive transportation in Baghdad?

Make the idiots walk or ride a bicycle! You're still going to have the problem with cyclist and bipedal boomers, but what the heck, they cannot pack 500 pounds or more of explosives on their persons or bikes.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-12-03 12:50  

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