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Friday, 11 December 2009 - 24 Thul-Hijjah 1430 H Qaeda-linked militants behind Baghdad bombings BAGHDAD - Iraqi insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings that killed 112 people this week and said their campaign of violence would continue, according to a website."The young men of Islam ... set off to target the citadels of evil, the nests of infidelity and the centres of the rejectionist government," the Islamic State of Iraq said. "We are determined to uproot this government and pull down its pillars and target its points of strength. The list of targest will not end until the banner of one God is once again raised over Baghdad...," the statement, dated Dec. 9, said, using language often used by radicals. The group said it had targeted the labor and finance ministries and judicial buildings in its "third wave" of attacks. The authenticity of the claim could not be verified. Tuesday's attacks wounded 425 people, when four car bombs ripped through the Iraqi capital. Health Ministry officials said 77 people died but police sources put the toll higher at 112. The same group previously claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings on Oct. 25 that killed 155 people, and for two others on Aug. 19 that killed 95 people at two other ministries. - Reuters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
