More violence in Iraq
No end in sight. There seems to be no end to the bombings.
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From CNN.com:
Three explosions ripped through central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 90 people, amid memorials marking last year’s attack on a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra, police said.
More than 190 people were wounded in the bombings, sandwiched around a brief commemoration on the anniversary of the attack on Al-Askariya Mosque, also known as the Golden Mosque.
The February 2006 bombing is blamed for sparking an eruption of sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. It has been a year since the attack, according to the Islamic calendar. (Read about the significance of the Golden Mosque)
In the deadliest attack, a pair of car bombs exploded at the Shorja market, killing at least 79 people and wounding 170 others, police said. The blasts sent dense, black smoke rising hundreds of feet into the midday air. (more..)
