80 dead in Iraq suicide bombings
I like how the bombings in London made newspaper headlines globally and this bombing in Baghdad unnoticed.
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80 dead in Iraq suicide bombings
Sunday, July 17, 2005; Posted: 6:04 a.m. EDT (10:04 GMT)
The death toll from the suicide bombing near a parked fuel tanker in the center of Musayyib, about 45 miles south of Baghdad, has risen to at least 71, authorities said Sunday.
The Saturday bombing also wounded some 160 people, police said. It was the latest in a bloody trail of attacks in recent days.
President Jalal Talabani sent a letter of condolence to the Iraqi people and the families of those who died in the bombing, according to a statement issued by his office.
"While we strongly condemn this crime, we call on all local, regional and world parties to denounce the blatant acts of terrorism, leave double standards, stop campaigns of ideological backing to terrorism and contribute to fighting it and disclosing terrorism's treacherous aims," the statement said.
In Saturday's bombing, the suicide bomber detonated himself near a gas station. At the same time, police said, mortar rounds were fired at two police stations, the Musayyib police headquarters and the city's general hospital. Police said Sunday they cannot yet isolate the casualties from each site.
The attack, in Babil province, happened in an area known to many as the Triangle of Death.
The tanker entered Musayyib after being searched at the city's entrance and parked at the city center, according to police. The bomber, strapped with an explosive vest, approached the tanker and detonated.
Police are calling it a coordinated attack, suggesting the tanker's driver was an accomplice.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.main/index.html
I like how the bombings in London made newspaper headlines globally and this bombing in Baghdad unnoticed.
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[UPDATED]
80 dead in Iraq suicide bombings
Sunday, July 17, 2005; Posted: 6:04 a.m. EDT (10:04 GMT)
The death toll from the suicide bombing near a parked fuel tanker in the center of Musayyib, about 45 miles south of Baghdad, has risen to at least 71, authorities said Sunday.
The Saturday bombing also wounded some 160 people, police said. It was the latest in a bloody trail of attacks in recent days.
President Jalal Talabani sent a letter of condolence to the Iraqi people and the families of those who died in the bombing, according to a statement issued by his office.
"While we strongly condemn this crime, we call on all local, regional and world parties to denounce the blatant acts of terrorism, leave double standards, stop campaigns of ideological backing to terrorism and contribute to fighting it and disclosing terrorism's treacherous aims," the statement said.
In Saturday's bombing, the suicide bomber detonated himself near a gas station. At the same time, police said, mortar rounds were fired at two police stations, the Musayyib police headquarters and the city's general hospital. Police said Sunday they cannot yet isolate the casualties from each site.
The attack, in Babil province, happened in an area known to many as the Triangle of Death.
The tanker entered Musayyib after being searched at the city's entrance and parked at the city center, according to police. The bomber, strapped with an explosive vest, approached the tanker and detonated.
Police are calling it a coordinated attack, suggesting the tanker's driver was an accomplice.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.main/index.html
psychopaths....burn dem fuckin´extremists