Iraq: Seven people killed in bombings, shootings

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BAGHDAD At least seven people have been killed in Iraq today, one day after an international conference aimed at stabilizing the country.

At least three people died in Mosul (MOH'-sul) when a suicide bomber attacked a reception at an office of Iraq's largest Sunni political party. Police say the blast tore through the lobby of the Iraqi Islamic Party's headquarters. A fourth body found at the scene is believed to be that of the bomber. Mosul is about 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

Elsewhere in northern Iraq, the bodies of two men, shot execution-style in the head, were found near Kirkuk (keer-KUK').

South of Baghdad, two women in a car were killed when a roadside bomb went off.

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1. Car bomb kills at least 4 pilgrims in Baghdad

Car bomb kills at least 4 pilgrims in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, March 11 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least four Shi'ite pilgrims who were travelling in a lorry in Baghdad's central Karrada district on Sunday, witnesses and police said.

A Reuters reporter saw at least five bodies. He said more bodies were being pulled from the wreckage.

A police source said four pilgrims were killed and 10 wounded in the blast. Karrada is a predominantly Shi'ite area.

The pilgrims were returning from the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, where millions gathered over the weekend for the Arbain ritual.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO135867.htm

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3. Car bomb in central Baghdad kills 19: police

Car bomb in central Baghdad kills 19: police 7 minutes ago



BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting a truck transporting Shi'ite pilgrims killed 19 people in central Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

The blast in the predominantly Shi'ite district of Karrada wounded 20 people, police said.

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5. 31 killed in bombing attack on Shiites

31 killed in bombing attack on Shiites 2 minutes ago



BAGHDAD - At least 31 people died when a suicide bomber attacked a truck carrying Shiite pilgrims returning from a major religious commemoration on Sunday, police and hospital officials said.

The attack — which also injured at least 23 people — came a day after Iraqi leaders warned sectarian violence could eventually spread around the region

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070311/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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2. AFP: Iraq carnage goes on after peace talks

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Deadly bomb attacks erupted around Iraq on Sunday, killing 15 people, a day after a security conference in Baghdad which saw the United States and Iran spar in a rare encounter between the archfoes.

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Five construction workers were killed and 10 wounded when their minibus hit a roadside bomb near Baladruz, 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of Baghdad, in the violent province of Diyala, police said.

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Meanwhile, two policemen were killed and seven wounded as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb one one of the roads south of Baghdad that will be used by some of the three million pilgrims returning from a festival in Karbala.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070311/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_070311101335

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4. Suicide bomber kills 10 on bus in east Baghdad

Suicide bomber kills 10 on bus in east Baghdad
11 Mar 2007 10:34:36 GMT
BAGHDAD, March 11 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on a minibus in eastern Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding eight on Sunday, a police source said.

The blast ripped the minibus apart between Talbiya Bridge and Mustansiriya Square, an area near the Shi'ite militia stronghold of Sadr City.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11487525.htm

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6. Reuters: Bombers kill 29 after Baghdad talks

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Bombers kill 29 after Baghdad talks

By Mariam Karouny 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, after a meeting of officials of world powers,
Iraq and neighboring states agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading across the region.
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A car bomber attacked a truck carrying Shi'ite pilgrims in central Baghdad, killing 19 people and wounding 25, police said.

The pilgrims had been returning from the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, where millions gathered over the weekend for a major Shi'ite ritual despite attacks by suspected Sunni Arab insurgents that have killed scores.

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a minibus, killing 10 people and wounding eight, in northeastern Baghdad near the Shi'ite militia stronghold Sadr City police said.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki urged regional and world powers at a conference in Baghdad on Saturday to do all they could to help end sectarian violence which threatens to plunge Iraq into all-out civil war and spread over the region.

Saturday's meeting was a rare opportunity for Washington and its adversaries Tehran and Damascus to sit together at the same table. Washington accuses
Syria and Shi'ite, non-Arab
Iran of supporting militants in Iraq, a charge they deny.

Iran said on Sunday it backed any efforts to quell violence in Iraq and described the regional meeting as a "good step."

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7. Insurgent attacks claimed another 58 Iraqi lives on Sunday

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Insurgent attacks claimed another 58 Iraqi lives on Sunday, including 31 Shiite pilgrims slaughtered in a car bomb attack on a convoy returning from a religious festival.

The latest deadly blasts came a day after Iraq urged its neighbours to stop supplying weapons and cash to extremist militants, at peace talks which saw a rare face-to-face clash between the United States and Iran.

US forces rounded up 15 "suspected terrorists" in various raids, but still the carnage continued, with insurgents targeting Shiite pilgrims, labourers and the offices of a mainstream Sunni political party.

A car bomb attack in Baghdad's downtown Karrada district killed 31 Shiite devotees and wounded 25 more as their convoy returned from Karbala, which on Saturday hosted millions of pilgrims for the festival of Arbaeen.

Of the wounded, five were in critical condition, accordng to a medic at Baghdad's Ibn Nafis hospital.

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