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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

At least 23 dead and 83 wounded in Iraq in a series of bomb attacks


At least 23 people have died including three policemen, and wounded 83 others in a series of bomb attacks in different cities of Iraq, authoritative sources said. The violence has particularly affected the provinces of Diyala and Kirkuk, north of Baghdad and Babel, south, and were directed against officials, security forces and the Shiite community . Three explosive devices placed near homes exploded in the town of Al Musaieb, 40 kilometers south of Baghdad, which killed seven people and wounding five. In the city of Al Hillah, the capital of Babel province, located about sixty miles south of Baghdad, a Shiite pilgrim was killed and three were wounded by the explosion of a car bomb near a Shi'ite mosque to the passage of a group of worshipers on their way to the holy city of Kerbala, also south of the capital. In addition, three pilgrims to Karbala were injured by the impact of a mortar in an area of ​​Al Latifeya, north of Babel. The faithful were to participate in the celebration of the Shiite festival of Al Arbaeen , commemorating the end of the forty days of mourning saved by the death in 680 of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed. Ten other pilgrims and five members of the security forces were injured due to a car bomb exploded near the city of Al Janes, 80 kilometers northeast of Baghdad. Another car bomb exploded in the center of Al Hillah patrol to pass that moved the governor of Babel, Mohamed al Masaudi, who was unhurt in the attack, although this wounding three of his bodyguards. In Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, a member of the so-called Salvation Councils (pro-government militias), his wife and two of his sons were killed by the explosion of a device inside your home in the town of Balad Ruz , which also caused serious injuries to another daughter of the couple. In the same province, gunmen attacked with guns with silencers house counsel for reconciliation, identified as Khaled al Loguebi, killing one of his bodyguards and wounded two others. The explosion of a car bomb wounded six people in the town of Balad Ruz, while there were five wounded by the explosion of a device placed in a vegetable cart in a market in the town of Bani Saad, 20 kilometers southwest Baquba, capital of Diyala. The sources added that a police officer and another person were injured by mortar shells that hit against a military area near Bani SaadIn the town of Shlaule, 70 kilometers north of Baquba, a woman and her son were injured by the explosion of a bomb near a house. Moreover, gunmen stormed a house in Al Tarmeya, 40 kilometers north of Baghdad, killing one man and injuring his wife and sister. Also, another car bomb exploded as a convoy of police in the town of Al Tuz, Salaheddin province, north of Baghdad, causing minor injuries to two. Iraq is the scene of a spike in violence with frequent attacks on Shiite targets and security forces since the withdrawal, in December 2011, U.S. troops.

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