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Bombs kill 29 people in Baghdad
following meeting in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 11 (Reuters).— Bombs killed 29 people
in Baghdad this Sunday, the day after Iraq stated
that international powers and neighboring countries
had agreed it was vital for everyone to stem the
sectarian violence threatening the region.
A
car bomb exploded next to a truck in which Shiite
pilgrims were traveling, leaving 19 people dead in
the center of Baghdad, according to the police. The
explosion in the Shiite majority district of Karrada
also wounded 20 people.
The
pilgrims were returning to the holy city of Kerbala,
where millions gathered last weekend for the Arbail
ceremony.
In
the east of Baghdad, a suicide attacker sacrificed
himself inside a minibus, killing 10 people and
wounding eight, said the police.
Last
Saturday, during a conference in Baghdad, Prime
Minister Nuri al Maliki urged regional and world
powers to do everything possible to help quell the
sectarian violence that has led the country to the
brink of civil war that could extend throughout the
region.
Last
Saturday’s meeting was an unusual opportunity for
Washington and its adversaries in Iran and Syria to
discuss the situation in Iraq.
On
Sunday, Iran said that it supported any efforts to
stem the violence in Iraq and described the regional
meeting as “a good step.”
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