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Iraq attacks kill 72 during pilgrimage

Published: 13 Jun 2012 at 22.17
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A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shiite religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at least 72 people and wounding more than 250, many of them pilgrims.

The attacks, which came as pilgrims flocked to a shrine to mark the anniversary of the death of Imam Musa Kadhim, a revered imam in Shiite Islam, were the deadliest in Iraq since August 15, 2011 when 74 people were killed.

The targeting of Shiite pilgrims was a stark reminder of Sunni-Shiite violence which tore Iraq apart in 2006-2007 and was condemned by parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, who termed it an attempt "to provoke sectarian strife.''

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khunbill
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Discussion 3 : 14 Jun 2012 at 10.533
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Gee I thought everything was suppose to be in order when the foreign troops left Iraq. George Bush and company sure screwed that one up at the tune of trillions of dollars
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D1, seem to recall that America first went into Iraq after Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait. It's always been about the oil.
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Discussion 1 : 14 Jun 2012 at 05.311
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Iraq was a stable, prosperous and safe Country before the Americans got there under the patently false pretense of preventing terrorism. Iraq did not have a choice, but Thailand does, they can and should keep the American Government out of Utapao.
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