Monday, May 20th, 2013
CAR BOMBS: At least 19 killed in Baghdad attacks
In this file photo, destroyed ground floor shops are seen the day after twin car bombs went off in the Karrada area of Baghdad on Aug. 1, 2012. Three car bombs have claimed the lives of at least 19 people Nov. 27, 2012. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
In the deadliest attack, eight people died and 21 others were injured when a car bomb exploded near a Shia mosque in the al−Shu’ala district of Baghdad.
In the second attack, six people were killed and 32 others injured near a Shia mosque in the Qureat area, a police officer requesting anonymity told Xinhua.
Five more died and 19 were injured in a third explosion near a mosque in Baghdad’s Hurriya district. The toll may rise as many of the injured were in serious condition.
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