Four car bombs explode in Iraqi town

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, March 29 (Reuters) - Four car bombs exploded simultaneously in a town north of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, and one witness reported seeing at least eight bodies of people killed in one of the blasts.

The explosions took place in the predominantly Shi'ite town of Khalis, 80 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad. Police said one car bomb exploded near a bank, a second near a mosque, a third at a security force checkpoint and a fourth near a court.

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Source: Reuters

AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE KILLED IN FOUR CAR BOMBS IN KHALIS, NORTH OF BAGHDAD - HOSPITAL SOURCE

[Drifter]

1. Oh Dear ...

I hope there were not any Americans strolling around in complete safety, when these bombs went off.

Cheers
Drifter

[rodeodance]

9. oh dear me

[Little Wing]

2. Was McCain out for a stroll?

:eyes:

[maddezmom]

3. will the police be allowed to seek retribution again?

:crazy:

[saltpoint]

4. It sounds like the Surge has been a bang-up success so far.

Geez, I hope General Petraeus wasn't out in his unarmored vehicle.

[Swede]

5. Must be the bombs of peace.

:shrug:

[BayCityProgressive]

6. hm

did McCain park his unarmed Humvee there?

[mr_hat]

7. Yeah, but if they all went off at the same time,

it only counts as one bombing. The daily, one bombing that distracts us from all the progress being made.

[ShortnFiery]

8. But it's springtime in Baghdad. Grab yer sunbonnet and go out for a walk around?

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[maddezmom]

10. Car bombs kill 50 in Iraqi Shi'ite town

Car bombs kill 50 in Iraqi Shi'ite town
29 Mar 2007 16:44:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
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By Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 29 (Reuters) - Three suicide car bombs exploded within minutes of each other in a mainly Shi'ite town north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing about 50 people and wounding scores, police and hospital officials said.

The blasts in Khalis, 80 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, follow a sharp upsurge in sectarian bloodshed outside the Iraqi capital that has killed scores. Khalis is in Diyala province which has experienced some of the worst violence.

One car bomb exploded in a commercial area and a second at a major police checkpoint leading to the police headquarters and court building, police said. A third bomber attacked police patrols rushing to the scene.

"It was a scene of horror. There were charred bodies and human remains scattered about," said one policeman who spoke on condition of anonymity.

more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL958118.htm

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11. Update: 122 killed today in Iraq...NT

[pinniped]

12. It sounds like these guys got some Joementum of their own.

.

[Javaman]

13. Can we just call the surge what it should be called...

escalation? and realize that it's not working?

a pile of shit by any other name still smells like shit.

We have so fucked the middle east for generations to come.

My god have mercy on our souls.