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Baghdad Devastated by Massive Blasts, 136 Killed, 500 Wounded, Ministries Destroyed

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Two massive blasts shook central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 136 people and wounding 500, and destroying three government ministry buildings, according to the Times of London's Oliver August reporting from Baghdad. It was the most destructive attack of 2009. August notes that the likely perpetrators were either Baathists from the old regime or Sunni Muslim extremists, both of whom wan...


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