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Monday
Aug102009

Iraq Breaking News: Bombings Kill at Least 46

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IRAQ FLAGBombings this morning in Baghdad and Mosul have killed at least 46 people, mainly day labourers, and injured 215.

A car bomb targeted labourers in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, and two roadside bombs exploded in a Sunni area. In Mosul, two truck bombs killed 30 and wounded 130. The casualty toll is likely to rise with bodies buried in at least 32 houses destroyed in the attack.

On Friday, five bombings aimed at Shi'a targets killed 50 and wounded 154.

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