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Baghdad Explosions Kill 35

Baghdad Explosions Kill 35

06 April 2010 17:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iraq officials say at least five separate bombings tore through Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 140 others, APA reports quoting Voanews.com web-page.

Security officials blame the string of attacks on al-Qaida in Iraq, raising fears the country’s political uncertainty is opening the way for insurgent violence.

The attacks Tuesday targeted mostly apartment buildings in predominantly Shi’ite neighborhoods. The scene was chaotic as emergency crews rushed to the blast sites and passers-by raced to rescue victims buried in the rubble.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Officials had feared security could deteriorate amid continuing disputes concerning the March 7 parliamentary poll.

The results gave former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s secular coalition two more seats than the Shi’ite-led coalition of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

With no clear winner, it could take months for the rival coalitions to form a new government.

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