Hellish scenes as six bomb blasts rip through Baghdad leaving at least 95 dead and 536 wounded
August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
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