Feb 19, 2005 10:38
50 Dead in Eight Iraq Suicide Bombings
(AP) - Eight suicide bombings and other insurgent attacks across Iraq on Saturday killed at least 50 people, including a U.S. soldier, a Ministry of Defense official said, as Shiite Muslim worshippers celebrated their holiest day of the year. The steady stream of attacks using suicide bombings, mortars and gunmen, defense ministry official Capt. Sabah Yasin said. The death toll includes at least eight suicide bombers, who staged attacks in and around Baghdad, targeting religious gatherings and Iraqi checkpoints.
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