Deadly blasts hit Baghdad markets At least 23 people have been killed in blasts targeting markets in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. Bombs in the Shia Sabaa al-Bour area, north of Baghdad, killed up to 16 people. More than 40 others were reportedly injured as the area was packed with shoppers. A blast in the Sunni Dora district, south of Baghdad, killed seven people. Sectarian violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. More than 5,000 people have died so far this year in Iraq, 800 of them in August alone, according to the United Nations. The worsening violence is also seen a spill-over from the conflict in Syria, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones. bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24282758
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:19:34 +0000
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