Baghdad bears brunt as Iraq attacks kill 49

November 21, 2013 03:27

A wave of attacks, most of them car bombs targeting Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad, killed 49 people today in the latest bout of deadly violence to hit Iraq.

The bombings and shootings, which also wounded more than 100 people, came amid a protracted surge in bloodletting just months ahead of a general election that has forced Iraqi officials to appeal for international help in combating the country's deadliest unrest since 2008.

At least eight explosions, including seven car bombs, went off mostly against Shiite Muslim neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital, killing 36 people and wounding nearly 100, security and medical officials said.

They came after similarly coordinated bombings in Baghdad on Sunday killed 21 people, and pushed the death toll for November above 300. Today's attacks struck in areas ranging from the city's main commercial district of Karrada to the predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Shaab, as well as Sadriyah, one of Baghdad's oldest districts.

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