Bomb Attacks Across Iraq Kill 35, Injure 100-Plus

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Bomb attacks across Iraq kill 35, injure 100-plus < br />

2012-07-05 03:15:05 GMT+7 (ICT)

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A series of bomb blasts killed at least 35 people across Iraq on Tuesday, including 29 at a vegetable market in the country's south, local authorities said on Wednesday. More than 100 others were injured.

The deadliest attack took place at a vegetable market in Al Diwaniyah, the provincial capital of Al-Qadisiyyah, located around 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. It happened when an explosive device planted in a parked truck detonated, killing 29 people and injuring around 70 others.

Al-Qadisiyyah provincial officials imposed a curfew in Diwaniyah following the deadly attack, which completely destroyed more than two dozen local shops.

In Karbala, a city about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Baghdad, at least five people were killed and 45 others were injured when two car bombs targeted Shiite pilgrims at an outdoor market. Another car bomb explosion near a mosque in northern Baghdad killed one person and injured five others.

United Nations (UN) Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Martin Kobler, strongly condemned the series of attacks. "I am deeply saddened by the atrocious attacks on civilians and pilgrims and the continuing suffering inflicted on the Iraqi people by those who wish to derail efforts to achieve stability and prosperity in Iraq," he said.

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[MikeOboe57]

This happens when you topple the only person who could keep this rabble in check.

[Yunla]

This happens when you topple the only person who could keep this rabble in check.

Mission accomplished.

Edited July 6, 2012 by Yunla

[Morch]

This happens when you topple the only person who could keep this rabble in check.

Yes, life was so much better back then

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saddam_Hussein%27s_Iraq

[Steely Dan]

Nobody is arguing that life was good under Saddam, it was dreadful, however without the benefit of parallel universes it is impossible to say whether things will pan out better or even worse with Saddam removed - That is a measure of just how bad Islam can be as a basis for government. Now we have spiraling sectarian violence, two thirds of the Christians have fled and gays are being beaten up or murdered by gangs of fanatics who are deliberately targeting them.

Funny how nobody talks of the Balkan spring.

[Exsexyman]

Nobody is arguing that life was good under Saddam, it was dreadful, however without the benefit of parallel universes it is impossible to say whether things will pan out better or even worse with Saddam removed - That is a measure of just how bad Islam can be as a basis for government. Now we have spiraling sectarian violence, two thirds of the Christians have fled and gays are being beaten up or murdered by gangs of fanatics who are deliberately targeting them.

Funny how nobody talks of the Balkan spring.

Of course Saddam was a tyrant, that goes without saying, sadly i think only an iron fist can keep a country like Iraq reasonably stable, with so many different factions always at each others throats. But he had no truck with Al Qaida, suicide bombings were unheard of under his regime. Now they are happening on a daily basis. The persecution of Christians is something that the West should surely be concerned about, and there is clear evidence that Al Qaida thugs from Iraq are exporting these tactics to neighbouring Syria. I find it bewildering that The West are fighting Al Qaida in Afghanistan, and yet left them to run riot in Iraq, and are supporting and arming them in Syria.

http://newmediajournal.us/indx.php/item/4535

http://www.worthynews.com/11563-us-backed-rebels-committing-christian-genocide-in-syria