Iraqi attacks kill close to 100

Source: The Guardian

Iraqi officials say a string of attacks have killed at least 93 people, as the extent of the violence grows clearer and mourners start to bury their dead.

The attacks began early on Thursday in the north of Iraq and ended with deadly bomb explosions near busy markets, restaurants and ice-cream parlours shortly before midnight.

It was Iraq's deadliest day in more than three weeks. The attacks seemed intended to strike fear into Iraqis and undermine faith in the Shia-led government's security measures ahead of what was supposed to be a Eid al-Fitr holiday weekend.

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Among the higher casualty numbers disclosed on Friday were 21 people killed when a car bomb detonated shortly before midnight near an ice-cream shop in Baghdad's predominantly Shia Zafaraniya district, according to police and hospital officials.

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